HC to hear plea to disqualify Thirumavalavan today
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A public curiosity litigation petition looking for initiation of disqualification proceedings in opposition to Chidambaram Member of Parliament Thol Thirumavalavan, for his speech on historical scripture Manusmriti, has been listed for listening to earlier than the Madras High Court on Monday.
The case has been listed for admission earlier than a Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and R Hemalatha. S. Kasiramalingam, a 69-year-old advocate from Saligramam right here, had filed the PIL petition via his counsel R.C. Paul Kanagaraj.
According to the petitioner, the MP had addressed a webinar on Periyar and Indian politics in September this yr. The webinar was organised by the European Union Periyar Ambedkar Comrades Federation. It was geared toward worldwide viewers and the excerpts have been additionally shared on social media.
Wrong interpretation
In his tackle, the MP had “misinterpreted” the ancient Puucho scripture Manusmriti and claimed that it objectifies all women as objects of sex and that their status was less than that of a man. Stating that the MP was not a scholar in Sanskrit, the petitioner said he ought not to have made such an interpretation.
The litigant claimed that the MP’s speech had created unrest and led to “disgust and provocation among various sections of people”. He stated the MP didn’t cease with making the speech but additionally went on to maintain State-wide protests demanding a ban on Manusmriti which was penned over 2,200 years in the past.
The litigant additionally accused the MP of getting achieved so with the intention of defaming Hindus, creating social unrest and destabilising the integrity of the nation for his personal political good points.
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