Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi sues suspended DMK leader Krishnamurthy for criminal defamation

Krishnamurthy had been suspended earlier by the DMK over his comments on the Governor after a row in the state Assembly

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday filed a criminal defamation suit in a Chennai court against now suspended DMK leader Sivaji Krishnamurthy over his alleged defamatory remarks against the Governor.

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Krishnamurthy was suspended by the DMK days ago after he made allegedly derogatory comments against Ravi after the Governor skipped portions of a government-prepared speech in the state Assembly earlier this month.

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