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Madras HC Restrains Media from Releasing Veeramani 'Child Abuse' Videos
- •The Madras High Court has prohibited media and digital platforms from publishing or broadcasting videos related to alleged child abuse by industrialist R Veeramani.
- •Justice V Lakshminarayan mandated the Special Investigation Team to issue weekly press releases on the Veeramani case for public interest.
- •The court issued the directive during a hearing for a petition filed by Tulir Charitable Trust (For Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse).
- •The DMK has also approached the Madras High Court, seeking to restrain Law Minister R Nirmal Kumar, PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna, and the TVK IT wing from making defamatory statements linking the party to the Veeramani POCSO case.
- •The DMK is seeking Rs 1.01 crore in damages and an injunction against X, Meta Platforms, and YouTube to delete false content published on September 21 and 22, 2026.
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The Madras High Court restrained the media and digital platforms from publishing or broadcasting any videos related to the alleged child abuse by industrialist R Veeramani. The court intervened to protect the dignity and privacy of the victims, noting that Tulir Charitable Trust had filed a petition against the media's handling of the sensitive material.
Justice V Lakshminarayan directed that in the interest of the public, the Special Investigation Team must issue an official press release once every week to keep citizens informed about the police progress in the case against Veeramani.
The DMK approached the Madras High Court seeking to restrain Law Minister R Nirmal Kumar, PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna, and the TVK IT wing from propagating false and defamatory statements linking the party to the Veeramani POCSO case. They also sought damages amounting to one crore and one lakh rupees along with an injunction to delete defamatory content from platforms like X, Meta, and YouTube.
