"Law Is For Everyone": Madras High Court Orders Case Against Tamil Nadu Minister

The Madras High Court has ordered the police to file a case against Tamil Nadu minister A Ponmudy for allegedly making derogatory and hate speeches against women and religious denominations.

"The law is for everyone. When the government takes hate speeches of others seriously, hate speeches by ministers too should be taken seriously," Justice Anand Venkatesh said, and ordered the police to file a first information report (FIR) against the state Forest Minister.

Mr Ponmudy created a controversy recently with his Shaivism-Vaishnavism remarks made in the context of a sex worker at a public meeting, drawing widespread criticism, including from his own party MP Kanimozhi.