Court issues notice to Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, others in Manju Warrier defamation case
The Third Additional Munsiff Court in Kochi issued notices to filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Shajan Skaria, who operates a Malayalam online news portal, and Meta Platforms Inc. in a defamation suit against actor Manju Warrier. The case was filed under Section 26 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the court has scheduled a hearing for November 5.
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan is accused of continuously defaming Manju Warrier through false news and creating around 10,000 pieces of content daily on media and social media. Manju Warrier's counsel, Santhi M, alleged that Sasidharan has also filed criminal cases against her in 2022 and 2023 and continues to spread false statements on social media.
The court has temporarily restrained Sasidharan from defaming Manju Warrier and ordered Meta to remove alleged defamatory content from its platform.
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