Chennai, 10/5: Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday filed a criminal defamation case against state BJP chief K Annamalai for his “defamatory” statements against Chief Minister M K Stalin “without any basis or evidence” during a press conference on April 14 while releasing the “DMK Files.”
The case was filed by the City Public Prosecutor (CPP) before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chennai after the government in an order dated May 6 accorded sanction to file the complaint. The complaint seeks action against Annamalai, a former Karnataka-cadre IPS officer, under Sections 499 (defamation), and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code