MK Stalin Cancels Defamation Cases Against Politicians Filed Under AIADMK

DMDK chief Vijayakanth, his wife Premalatha, Congress leader EVKS Elangovan, DMK MPs Kanimozhi and Dayanidhi Maran are among those in the list.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday ordered the withdrawal of around 130 defamation cases filed against politicians between 2012 and 2021 when the opposition AIADMK was in power. The move will benefit leaders from his DMK party along with the Congress, Left and actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth's DMDK. DMDK chief Vijayakanth, his wife Premalatha, Congress leader EVKS Elangovan, DMK MPs Kanimozhi and Dayanidhi Maran are among those in the list. A case against social activist and convenor of anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam Jayaram Venkatesan has also been dropped.