Madras High Court stays case against BJP leader Annamalai over Muthuramalinga Thevar remarks
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Summary
Justice M. Nirmal Kumar grants the interim stay and also dispenses with the petitioner’s personal appearance before a judicial magistrate court in Salem
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Type Policy
Source The Hindu - National
Published Monday, 20 April 2026
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Description Tuesday, 21 April 2026 via barandbench
The Madras High Court on Monday stayed proceedings against BJP leader K Annamalai in a criminal case over his remarks on freedom fighter Muthuramalingam Thevar [K Annamalai Vs Piyush].Justice Nirmal Kumar passed the order on a plea filed by Annamalai challenging a Salem court's order taking cognisance of a private complaint filed against the BJP leader. Justice M Nirmal KumarThe case arose from speech by Annamalai in which he referred to a 1956 incident at the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. He