According to media reports, a petition was filed against Meera Mithan by a leader of a party working for Dalits.
When the matter reached the police, a video of Meera Mithan surfaced on social media in which he said that he was being harassed by the police.
She threatened to kill herself if police tried to touch her.
Meera had also appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help.
Despite all these tactics, he has been arrested by the police.
Meera Mithan had said in a statement that people belonging to the Dalit community are involved in crime and illegal activities and that is why they face problems.
He also said that those belonging to this caste should be expelled from the Tamil film industry.