DMK legislator held for defamatory speech against TN CM

DMK’s Vilathikulam MLA GV Markandeyan was arrested for allegedly making defamatory remarks and issuing threats against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay

Tuticorin: The opposition DMK’s Vilathikulam MLA, GV Markandeyan, was arrested on Monday for making defamatory speech against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, police said.

The legislator was picked up by a police team from his residence amidst protest by his supporters who raised slogans condemning the police action. He was later arrested, a police official said, and added that his arrest followed a complaint from the ruling TVK functionary over his controversial speech threatening the chief minister.