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Chennai High Court Quashes Case Against Annamalai by Piyush Manush
- •The Chennai High Court has ordered the quashing of the case filed by environmental activist Piyush Manush against former Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai.
- •Piyush Manush had filed a private complaint against Annamalai in the Salem Criminal Magistrate Court regarding his statements on Diwali firecrackers.
- •Annamalai had stated in an interview that Christian missionaries filed a case in the Supreme Court to ban Diwali firecrackers to destroy Hindu religious culture.
- •The Salem court had issued a summons to Annamalai, which he challenged in the Chennai High Court.
- •Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan accepted Annamalai's petition and ordered the quashing of the case.
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Environmental activist Piyush Manush filed a private complaint against Annamalai for allegedly spreading false information on a YouTube channel to create conflict between two religions. Annamalai had claimed that a Supreme Court case seeking to ban Deepavali firecrackers was filed with Christian missionary help to destroy Hindu culture.
The Chennai High Court ordered the quashing of the case filed against former Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan accepted Annamalai's petition and set aside the proceedings initiated by the Salem Criminal Magistrate Court.
Annamalai petitioned the Chennai High Court to quash the summons issued by the Salem court, grant him exemption from personal appearance, stay the case proceedings, and completely dismiss the case against him. The court accepted his petition and ordered the complete quashing of the case.
