Kerala unit president of Congress V M Sudheeran today demanded withdrawal of "fake" cases registeredagainst journalists, especially women, in connection with alleged manhandling by advocates at a Vigilance court in Thiruvananthapuram on October 14.

The police action of filing a case against journalists cannot be justified at all, he said.

"They did not take an impartial stanceand their move challenges the entire legal system. The authorities should withdraw the case immediately," he told reporters here.