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Tamil Nadu police book DMK leaders over derogatory remarks

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

DMK Leaders Booked

Tamil Nadu police booked DMK leaders for allegedly derogatory remarks against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
Lok Sabha MP A Raja and Minister P.K. Sekar Babu face under six sections for obscene, defamatory remarks.
During the September 12 protests, Raja allegedly questioned Law Minister Nirmal Kumar’s parentage and called Vijay “not a great actor.”
DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan said the party can criticize the government and will keep attacking it.

Summary

Karthik Files Case

Police registered case B1 PS Crime No. 287/2026 under BNS sections for September 12 protest.
Jagadeswari, 37, wife of TVK member Manimaran, lodged a complaint that triggered the Sekar Babu case.
Video of Sekar Babu’s speech, captured from distance, runs 7 minutes 12 seconds.
Karthik filed a case at Saidarpet Police Station, Crime No. 538/2026, charging sections 189(2), 352, 353(1)(b).
Charges also include sections 296, 352, 196(1), 353(1), 352(2), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.

History

Historical Context

After Indira Gandhi’s 1971 Maintenance of Internal Security Act enabled mass arrests, she invoked it during the 25 June 1975 Emergency, imprisoning over 100,000 opponents including opposition leader Jayaprakash Narayan. Decades later, in 2026 Tamil Nadu authorities lodged criminal complaints against DMK figures A Raja and P.K. Sekar Babu for alleged defamation, echoing the same legal tool used to curb political speech.

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DMK Leaders Booked

Tamil Nadu police booked DMK leaders for allegedly derogatory remarks against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
Lok Sabha MP A Raja and Minister P.K. Sekar Babu face under six sections for obscene, defamatory remarks.
During the September 12 protests, Raja allegedly questioned Law Minister Nirmal Kumar’s parentage and called Vijay “not a great actor.”
DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan said the party can criticize the government and will keep attacking it.

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