Defamation case against magazine
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Minister for Higher Education K.P. Anbalagan has filed a felony defamation swimsuit against publishers of Junior Vikatan and former Anna University Vice-Chancellor E. Balagurusamy in a judicial Justice of the Peace’s courtroom on Wednesday.
The magazine, in its difficulty dated October 25, had carried an interview wherein Mr. Balagurusamy reportedly alleged that kickbacks have been obtained, on the Ministerial stage, over appointment of professors.
The defamation swimsuit has named the publishers of Junior Vikatan, the editor and the reporter, and the previous Vice-Chancellor.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Anbalagan mentioned the report was factually incorrect and was printed with mala fide intent.
According him, the interview claimed that the federal government and the Minister had a task within the appointment of professors.
“As a Vice-Chancellor, he knew there was no role for the government or the Minister in the appointment of professors. With full knowledge of the same, he cast aspersions with the intent to defame the government and the Minister,” Mr. Anbalagan mentioned. Further, “the concerned publication did not bother to play back the accusations to us for our comments,” he added.
“The publishers of Junior Vikatan and Ananda Vikatan had published the report. The question was asked by the reporter, and the insinuations were made by the former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Balagurusamy. The editor (of the magazine) should have reached out to us over the allegations but did not,” the Minister mentioned.
Mr. Anbalagan mentioned that he had filed the defamation swimsuit in his personal capability, and never as a Minister. The swimsuit was filed in Judicial Magistrate’s Court I on Wednesday. “We hope we get justice,” the Minister mentioned.
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