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- The Madras High Court dismissed a private complaint against K. Annamalai that alleged he incited enmity between groups.
- The complaint stemmed from his 2023 comments referencing a historical anecdote involving Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.
- Justice G.K.
- Ilanthiraiyan ruled in favor of Annamalai after defense arguments highlighted flaws in the legal process.
- The court order effectively terminates pending proceedings in a Salem magistrate's court.
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K. Annamalai
former Bharatiya Janata Party leader
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“I, as any other politician in the country, had an opinion on the subject. In the course of stating my opinion on the subject... I had referred to a historically recorded incident involving Muthuramalinga Thevar and former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai”
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…summons in February 2026, leading to the present quash plea. However, Mr. Mohan told the court that Mr. Annamalai had merely responded to certain comments made by DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin against Sanatana Dharma. “ I, as any other politician in the country, had an opinion on the subject. In the course of stating my opinion on the subject... I had referred to a historically recorded incident involving Muthuramalinga Thevar and former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai ,” he said. The counsel also argued there were several variations of the particular historical incident but the sum and substance of it was that Annadurai had addressed a temple event and that Muthuramalinga Thevar had…
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Named India · Bharatiya Janata Party · Tamil Nadu Government · We The Leaders · Arun C. Mohan · C.N. Annadurai · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · G.K. Ilanthiraiyan · K Annamalai · Madras High Court · Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar · Piyush Manush · Udhayanidhi Stalin
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