Chennai: MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on Monday appeared before the Principal Sessions COurt 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.
The Princial Sessions Judge P Devadoss posted the case for December one.
The judge had issued the summons to Vaiko on September 10 to appear before the court after taking the complaint on file.
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 `eyewash`.
He alleged that the Tamils in the island were being deprived of their basic rights.
Bureau Report
