Madras High Court directs Registry not to number DMK’s ₹1 crore defamation suit against TVK Ministers

In the suit, the DMK had intended to seek damages from the two Ministers and the TVK’s IT wing for reportedly accusing it of having shielded child sexual abuse accused R. Veeramani of Gem Granites during its last regime. | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator

The Madras High Court has restrained its Registry from numbering a ₹1 crore defamation suit filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), represented by its general secretary Duraimurugan, against Minister for Public Works and Sports Development Aadhav Arjuna, Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) Information Technology (IT) wing.

A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and G.K. Muthukumar passed the interim orders pursuant to two individual appeals filed by Mr. Kumar and the TVK IT wing. Mr. Arjuna had not filed any appeal so far against the leave (permission) granted by Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi on October 5, 2026 for the DMK to institute the suit before the Madras High Court.

After the Division Bench heard preliminary arguments advanced by Advocate General Vijay Narayan for the Law Minister and senior counsel Satish Parasaran for the TVK IT wing, senior counsel J. Ravindran for the DMK said, the papers related to the two appeals were yet to be served on him and therefore, he would not take steps to number the suit until the next date of hearing of the appeals.