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Manju Warrier Files Defamation Suit Against Sanal Kumar Sasidharan; Court Issues Injunction
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News18•20-09-2026, 08:35
Manju Warrier Files Defamation Suit Against Sanal Kumar Sasidharan; Court Issues Injunction
- •Manju Warrier has filed a defamation suit against filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan in a Kochi civil court.
- •The Third Additional Munsiff Court in Kochi issued notices to Sasidharan, Shajan Skaria, and Meta Platforms Inc. in connection with the injunction suit.
- •The court issued a temporary injunction against Sasidharan, instructing him to cease defaming Manju Warrier.
- •Warrier's counsel alleged Sasidharan continuously defames her, creating thousands of pieces of content daily on media and social media.
- •The court also directed Meta to remove alleged defamatory material concerning Warrier from its social media platforms.
Key Questions Answered
Manju Warrier filed a defamation injunction suit under Section 26 of the Code of Civil Procedure against filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, online news operator Shajan Skaria, and Meta Platforms Inc in the Kochi court.
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan is holding an indefinite hunger strike outside the state Secretariat demanding the release of the Hema Committee report, a high-level investigation into irregularities highlighted by the panel, and a probe into the conspiracy behind two cases filed against him by Manju Warrier.
The Third Additional Munsiff Court in Kochi directed Meta Platforms Inc and other social media platforms to remove alleged defamatory material and content concerning actor Manju Warrier from their networks.
