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Gem Veeramoni Case: "TVEK ignored court's instruction" - DMK argues in High Court!
- •DMK accused TVEK in Chennai High Court of not following the instruction not to politicize the Gem Granites Veeramoni case.
- •Ministers C.T.R. Nirmalkumar and Adhav Arjuna alleged the previous DMK government allowed Veeramoni to escape in a POCSO case.
- •DMK General Secretary Durai Murugan filed a case seeking an injunction against the ministers and TVEK IT wing for defaming the party.
- •The petition sought compensation of one crore and one lakh rupees from the ministers and TVEK IT wing.
- •Justice Govindarajan Thilakavathi adjourned the case to September 30 for filing counter-affidavits.
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Durai Murugan filed a petition in the Chennai High Court seeking an injunction to prevent ministers Nirmalkumar, Adhav Arjuna, and the TVEK IT wing from making defamatory statements accusing the DMK government in the Gem Veeramoni case, alongside demanding one crore and one lakh rupees in compensation and the removal of related social media posts and videos.
When the ministers and the TVEK IT wing claimed the petition was not maintainable, the judge ordered them to file a counter-affidavit. During a subsequent hearing, the judge adjourned the case to September 30 for the filing of the remaining counter-affidavits after noting that only one had been submitted.
Senior advocate J. Raveendran, representing the DMK, argued that while the DMK was complying with the court's instruction not to politicize the Gem Veeramoni issue, the TVEK was continuously discussing the matter and failing to respect the court.
