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Madras HC initiates suo motu proceedings against TN Min for remarks on women, Hindus

Chennai, Apr 23 (UNI) Taking a very serious view after non filing of FIR despite its orders, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Registry to initiate a suo motu writ petition on derogatory and uncivililsed remarks made by Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K.Ponmudy against Saivites, Vaishnavites and women.
The Court also directed the Registry to place the matter before Chief Justice K.R. Shriram for appropriate orders.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh issued the direction after observing that the Minister
had prima facie misused the liberty granted to him by the Supreme Court which
had stayed his conviction as well as sentence in a corruption case thereby allowing
him to not only avoid the need for incarceration but also continue as a Minister.
“He owes his position as a Minister and enjoys the liberty by virtue of interim orders
passed by the Supreme Court but has misused the liberty by making this highly
derogatory speech,” the judge said and expressed displeasure over the police not
having registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the Minister so far.
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