Chennai: MDMK General Secretary Vaiko today
appeared before a court here in connection with a complaint
filed against him by Tamil Nadu government for his alleged
defamatory remarks against Chief Minister M Karunanidhi,
pertaining to an attack on the office of film director
Bharathi Raja.
Principal Sessions Judge P Devadoss posted the case for
December one.
The judge had issued summons to Vaiko on September 10
to appear before the court after taking the complaint on file.
The remarks, holding the chief minister responsible for
the attack, was published in the May 31 edition of a Tamil
daily.
Alleging that the remarks were 'defamatory', the
complaint, filed by the City Public Prosecutor on behalf of
the state government, claimed the remarks were made "out of
jealousy, political ill will and hatred."
Talking to reporters outside the court, Vaiko described
the visit by a 10-member delegation of Tamil Nadu MPs to Sri
Lanka to study the conditions of the displaced Sri Lankan
Tamils as an 'eyewash'.
He alleged that the Tamils in the island were being
deprived of their basic rights.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, October 12, 2009, 23:06