India
oi-Deepika S
Chennai, Aug 27: The Madras High Court on Friday issued a notice to expelled AIADMK spokesperson V. Pugazhendhi, in connection with a defamation case filed against top party leaders O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami. The high court will take up the matter on September 14.
Top AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami have moved the High Court seeking quashing of a defamation case filed by expelled party spokesperson V. Pugazhendhi.
The AIADMK leaders contended that based on the numerous complaints received from executives, Pugazhendhi has been removed from the party as per rules.
They said it would not be a defamation to publish a statement informing the party and the public about the removal of a member from the party, and that it was wrong for the special court judge to take the complaint into consideration and summon them without considering it.
In his…