Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin directs withdrawal of defamation cases against media outlets

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday issued orders to withdraw 90 defamation cases filed against journalists and media organisations.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday ordered the withdrawal of 90 defamation cases against journalists, dailies and television channels. The cases were filed between 2012 and February 2021 against editors, printers and publishers of newspapers and television channels when the AIADMK was in power.