Madras HC warns of giving Ponmudy case to CBI if cops fail to act
Justice P Velmurugan, who holds the portfolio of MP/MLA cases, made the observations while hearing a case initiated suo motu by Justice Anand Venkatesh in April after videos of Ponmudy, the then forest minister, making the alleged hate speech began circulating.
Advocate General PS Raman informed the court that after the case was taken up suo motu, three complaints received against the minister were investigated and closed as it was found that the charges of hate speech were not made out.
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