Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday filed criminal defamation charges against Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) leader Vijayakant for allegedly making a “defamatory” statement on the recent flood situation.
According to a complaint moved by City Public Prosecutor M.L. Jegan before the I Additional Principal Sessions Court, the DMDK leader had made the alleged defamatory statement on February 3, which was published in a Tamil daily the next day.