In a video released on social media explaining what had befallen him in prison, Mr. Stalin said that he and others had been lodged in a leper ward.
“When I returned, he informed the police about my arrival, and I was arrested,” he said.
Mr. Stalin said he and nine others were kept in a small room with just one pot for all of them to urinate in. The entire area had a foul smell, and they had to sleep in the same place, he said.
“At night, the police would beat us with lathis and kick us with their boots to prevent us from sleeping. They would also use convicts to attack us. The brutal attacks resulted in the 
“As fighters, we have moved past those incidents. Fighting and facing the consequences are nothing new to us. It is the history of the DMK since the days of Anna, whom you have accepted as your ideological leader. I take pride in being part of that history. Whoever denigrates me cannot alter that history. If you have doubts, you can refer to the documents in the library in the Assembly, which you mentioned in your speech,” he said.