Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday filed a defamation case against four senior journalists and solar scam accused Saritha Nair at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.
Chandy, in his complaint, said four senior journalists - M G.Radhakrishnan, Editor, Asianet News; Vinu.V.John, Senior News Editor, Asianet News; Manoj.K.Varma, Chief News Editor, Kairali.T.V and K.Rajendran, Senior News editor, Kairali T.V - and solar accused Saritha Nair had hatched a conspiracy to defame him.
He said the specific motive of the accused persons was to antagonise him and to project him before the general public as an unworthy individual.
“Accused 1 to 5 have eyed the general elections of 2016 which is slated to be held on 16/05/2016 and to tarnish the image of the complainant, they have resorted to a process of mud-slinging,” Chandy said in the complaint.