J U D G M E N T

Suit for damages and for compensatory claim:

The suit has been filed by the plaintiff against the defendant for claiming damages for a sum of Rs.1,10,00,000/- caused to the plaintiff by a defamatory interview given by the defendant on 24.08.2023, 05.09.2023 and 07.09.2023, and for relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendant, his men, agents, servants or persons acting through or under him an on his behalf from in any manner whatsoever releasing, circulating, publishing or giving interviews and post any items, messages on social media containing allegations as found or resembling to one in the document No.1 to 3 filed along with the plaint.

2. The sum and substance of the plaint averment is that the plaintiff / applicant was the former Hon'ble Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu who is presently the Leader of the Opposition for the Tamil Nadu State Assembly; the plaintiff / applicant has been in politics for over four decades and built up an unblemished reputation in public service and he had succinctly contested in several elections and got elected to the State Assembly, five times; the plaintiff is also the General Secretary of his political party,