Government files two defamation cases against Junior Vikatan

The government on Tuesday filed two defamation cases against the Tamil biweekly Junior Vikatan in the Principal Sessions Court for publishing reports that allegedly defamed Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

The complaints were filed by City Public Prosecutor (CPP) M.L. Jegan on behalf of the Chief Minister.

The editor, publisher, printer and reporters of the magazine have been cited as the accused. A woman by name Priya Mahalakshmi, whose claim that she was the Chief Minister’s daughter as mentioned in the reports was also cited as an accused in one of the cases.