R Periakaruppan

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a former DMK minister and a candidate in the May 16 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu seeking to restrain Jaya TV from telecasting a 'morphed' video purportedly showing him in a compromising position with a woman as the channel informed the court that it had already stopped the telecast.

Vigilance officials today conducted raids at premises belonging to former DMK minister K R Periakaruppan and his relatives in 11 places across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a former DMK minister and a candidate in the May 16 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu seeking to restrain Jaya TV from telecasting a 'morphed' video purportedly showing him in a compromising position with a woman as the channel informed the court that it had already stopped the telecast.

Vigilance officials today conducted raids at premises belonging to former DMK minister K R Periakaruppan and his relatives in 11 places across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case.