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Gem Veeramani Case: TVK Ministers Appeal Against DMK
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:18
Gem Veeramani Case: TVK Ministers Appeal Against DMK
- •TVK Ministers C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar and Aadhav Arjuna have filed an appeal in the Madras High Court challenging the order granting permission to the DMK to file a suit seeking one crore rupees in damages.
- •DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan had filed a petition seeking damages and an injunction over remarks made regarding the Gem Veeramani case.
- •Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi had earlier granted permission to the DMK to institute the suit against the ministers and the TVK IT Wing.
- •The bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and G.K. Ilthukumar noted that prior notice should have been served before filing a suit against ministers.
- •The judges recorded the assurance from Duraimurugan's side and ordered the appeal petition to be listed for October 13.
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Tamil Nadu Ministers C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar and Aadhav Arjuna challenged the order that granted the DMK permission to file a defamation suit seeking one crore rupees in damages against them and the TVK IT wing.
DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan filed the petition because the TVK ministers and IT wing publicly accused the previous DMK government of letting Gem Granites owner Veeramani escape without action in a sexual assault case.
The judges stated that prior notice should have been served before filing a suit against the ministers, instructed the registry not to number the main suit after an assurance was given not to press it, and listed the appeal petition for October 13.
