The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday provided the Supreme Court with a list of defamation cases filed by the State through the public prosecutor in the past five years.

The list shows a range of cases filed against both political rivals and the media. The 70-page list is titled the “list of defamation cases filed by the Government of Tamil Nadu for defamatory speeches made against Honourable Chief Minister from May 16, 2011 to July 28, 2016”.

A broad count of the list shows that 213 criminal defamation cases have been filed by the State in the lat five years.