Amid high drama, wheelchair-bound DMK supremo M Karunanidhi on Monday appeared before a city court in connection with a defamation case filed against him by arch rival and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Principal Sessions Court Judge N Audinathan took about a minute to record the appearance of 92-year-old Karunanidhi, a former chief minister, who came along with his lawyers and adjourned to March 10 hearing in the defamation case.