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CM files defamation suit against Vijayakant
Ref: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cm-files-defamation-suit-against-vijayakant/article8269520.ece
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.