HC restrains temple activist from defaming Vedic scholar
Madras high court
on Monday restrained temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan of Srirangam from making defamatory statements against Vedic scholar and orator Dushyanth Sridhar in any manner on social media.
Justice K Kumaresh Babu also restrained him from making any kind of objectionable statements against lawyers appearing for his opponents.
The issue pertains to a defamation suit moved by Dushyanth Sridhar seeking 1 crore as damages from Rangarajan for having made several abusive and derogatory remarks against him on social media. When the plea came up for hearing on Monday, the judge noted that even during the arguments on the application to grant leave to file the suit, the activist admitted making certain statements against the orator on social media, but his defence was that those statements were neither defamatory nor derogatory.
The court found that such statements are defamatory in nature. Hence, there shall be an order of interim injunction pending disposal of the suit, the court said.
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As to the allegations that Rangarajan also made several objectionable statements against lawyers of his opponents, the court said such statements were made challenging a senior counsel who appeared for the applicant.
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