Stay on suit against MK

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed defamation proceedings pending before the Principal Sessions Judge in Chennai against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)  chief M Karunanidhi, his son and party treasurer M K Stalin and Murasoli printer, publisher and editor S Selvam and others.Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar granted the interim injunction, while admitting writ petitions from Selvam and others.The complaint, filed on behalf Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa by City Public Prosecutor M L Jegan, related to the comments of the accused on her recent stay at Kodanad Estate in Nilgiris district.They contended that a plain reading of the news item would establish that it was not defamatory.Similar petitions were filed by Sunil Nair, editor (Chennai market) and S Santhanagopalan, printer and publisher of the Times of India.first published:September 19, 2012, 10:12 ISTlast updated:September 19, 2012, 10:12 IST 
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