Overview
- A. Kalaiyarasan says three plainclothes policemen arrived at his Adyar home around 5 a.m., took his mobile phone and drove him to T4 Sankar Nagar police station for questioning about an abusive Instagram comment.
- Police told reporters they examined his phone, showed a screenshot of a post from an account using his photograph, concluded he had no link to the post and returned him home the same morning.
- In a written complaint to the Director General of Police filed Wednesday, Kalaiyarasan alleges officers did not show a complaint or FIR, prevented him from informing family and detained him in a rented car for about 45 minutes while they made calls.
- DMK leader M. K. Stalin and CPI(M) figures publicly condemned the action, demanded an unconditional apology from the chief minister and urged disciplinary action against the personnel involved.
- The case highlights risks of digital impersonation for public academics and raises questions about police procedure and accountability, with Kalaiyarasan asking the DGP to investigate both the officers' conduct and the creators of the fake account.