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Madras HC directs police not to harass Dinakaran supporter
The Madras High Court directed police not to harass sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, the party's Karnataka unit secretary V Pugazhenthi and others, booked for allegedly defaming the prime minister and the Tamil Nadu chief minister.

Chennai
Justice MS Ramesh gave the oral direction to Annadanapatty police in Salem district, where the case was registered on October 2, on a petition by Pugazhenthi, a staunch supporter of Dinakaran, seeking to quash the FIR.
The judge refused to stay the FIR as sought by the petitioner, who submitted that the police might harass them under the pretext of investigation in the case.
The court directed the government counsel to instruct the police officials concerned not to cause any harassment to the petitioner and others.
Dinkaran and 16 of his supporters were charged with issuing pamphlets opposing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in which they have allegedly defamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
They have been booked for sedition, unlawful assembly and defamation among other offences in the FIR.
The petitioner said several agitations had been held across the state opposing NEET with circulation of similar pamphlets with slogans against state and central governments.
The complaint against Dinkaran was 'ill-motivated', he contended seeking quashing of the FIR.
Police had on October 2 arrested 10 of the accused on the basis of the complaint filed by a man named Vinayakam alleging that they were found distributing the pamphlets among the public outside a hall, where Palaniswami was holding a meeting with senior officials a day earlier.
Besides Dhinakaran and Pugazhenthi, disqualified MLA P Vetrivel is among the accused.
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