: Actor Chetan Kumar files defamation suit against Karnataka minister, seeks Re 1 as compensation #IndiaNEWS Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has filed a defamation suit against Karnataka Labour Minister Arbail

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Actor Chetan Kumar files defamation suit against Karnataka minister, seeks Re 1 as compensation #IndiaNEWS
Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has filed a defamation suit against Karnataka Labour Minister Arbail Shivram Hebbar for allegedly using “demeaning and offensive language� against him, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. He has sought a compensation of one rupee as damages.On June 24, an additional city civil and sessions judge in Bengaluru issued a notice to Hebbar on the matter, Live Law reported.In his defamation suit, Kumar submitted that in three tweets on May 27, June 1 and June 6, the actor had criticised the caste system and Brahminism, quoting former Law Minister BR Ambedkar and social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy.On June 10, Pavan Kumar Sharma, president of a group called Vipra Yuva Vedike, filed a complaint against Kumar at Basavanagudi police station in Bengaluru. He accused the actor of hurting religious sentiments of the Hindu community and insulting their beliefs by commenting on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.The police booked Kumar under Sections 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code, the actor mentioned in the suit.Then on June 11, Hebbar tweeted criticising Kumar’s comments. The minister said...Read more

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