Chennai Court nixes case against actor Rajinikanth

Chennai: A local court on Tuesday dismissed a case filed against actor Rajinikanth for his comments made about a rally led by Dravida Kazhagham (DK) founder E.V. Ramaswamy, popularly known as Periyar. The actor had made the comments at the Tamil magazine Thuglak’s 50th-anniversary function here sometime back. The case filed by a member of the Dravidar Vidhuthalai Kazhagam (DVK) was dismissed when it came up for hearing. Speaking at the function, Rajinikanth had said that “in 1971, naked images of Lord Rama and Sita were allegedly displayed in a rally led by Periyar in Salem”. (IANS)

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