Madras High Court permits DMK to file ₹1-crore defamation suit against Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, Nirmal Kumar

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Madras High Court permits DMK to file ₹1-crore defamation suit against Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, Nirmal Kumar — Photo credit: The Hindu

Aadhav Arjuna; C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar

The Madras High Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) granted leave (permission) to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to file a ₹1-crore defamation suit against Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar, and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Information Technology wing.

Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi allowed an application filed by the DMK, through senior counsel J. Ravindran, seeking the leave of the court, as the TVK IT Wing’s office, as well as the headquarters of social media giants such as X Corp, Meta Platforms, and YouTube, were located outside the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court.

The plaintiff party, represented by its general secretary Duraimurugan, had filed the defamation suit seeking damages from the two Ministers as well as the TVK’s IT wing for reportedly accusing the DMK of having shielded child sexual abuse case accused R. Veeramani of Gem Granites during the party’s previous regime.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 5, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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