Summons for M. Karunanidhi

September 24, 2013 03:21 am | Updated June 13, 2016 03:34 pm IST - CHENNAI

The Principal Sessions Court here on Monday ordered the issuance of summons to DMK president M. Karunanidhi for his appearance in connection with a defamation case filed by State government against him last week.

The criminal complaint related to a news item under the caption of 'Kalaignar Pathilgal’ published in the party organ Murasoli authored by Mr. Karunanidhi. The City Public Prosecutor (CPP) contended that the DMK leader had spoken about the government stopping advertisements to a Tamil daily. The contents of the report were untrue and published without verification.

The complaint stated the article allegedly defamed Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and also sought to punish S. Selvam, Editor, Printer and Publisher of the daily for defamation. After perusing the complaint, G.Chockalingam, Principal Sessions Judge, ordered the issuance of summons to Mr. Karunanidhi and Mr. Selvam for their appearance on October 24.

Another case

Meanwhile, another defamation complaint was filed against PMK founder S.Ramadoss by the government for allegedly criticising the Chief Minister in connection with the recent Marakkanam violence that occurred in April last.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.