A local court Friday ordered
issue of summons to DMK president M Karunanidhi and S Selvam,
Printer, Publisher and Editor of Tamil daily "Murasoli", to
appear before it in connection with a defamation case.
Tamil Nadu government had filed a defamation complaint
against them for having published article defaming the Finance
Minister O Panneerselvam in its issue dated August 23.
Principal Sessions Judge P Kalaiarasan ordered issue of
summons to them to appear before the court on December 18.
He also directed the printer, publisher, editor and
reporter of Tamil weekly "Ananda Vikatan" to appear on that
day in connection with another defamation case filed against
them for having published an article in August 22.
Meanwhile, the government today filed another defamation
complaint against Karunanidhi and S Selvam for having
published an article in its edition dated August 23 defaming
the Labour Minister S T Chellapandian.
A similar case was filed against the printer, publisher,
editor and reporter of Ananda Vikatan for publishing an
article which allegedly defamed the Minister.
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Karunanidi has to answer the summons after his demise and will be judged on the basis of merit of the firs.
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