Madras High Court calls for report on complaint against Udhayanidhi Stalin’s election affidavit

Udhayanidhi Stalin. File | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), directed its Registry to call for a report from a metropolitan magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai regarding the numbering of a complaint accusing the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin of having submitted a false election affidavit along with his nomination form filed for this year’s elections.

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan wanted to know from the magistrate, by Thursday (October 15), as to how long would it take to number the petition filed by P. Milany of Theni district who was one of the contestants in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency from where the DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu got elected for the second consecutive term during the Legislative Assembly elections held this year.