Ponraj moves Madras High Court seeking to quash FIR against him (opens original article in a new tab)

V. Ponraj sought to quash an FIR filed against him by a TVK minister, alleging the complaint was a political vendetta to suppress free speech.

• V. Ponraj, a political commentator, filed a petition in the Madras High Court to quash an FIR against him for alleged derogatory remarks about women followers of the TVK.
• The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Minister R. Nirmalkumar, who claimed Ponraj's YouTube interview contained offensive content against women.
• Ponraj argued the FIR was a misuse of political power to suppress free speech and that the video in question had been deleted before the FIR was filed.