India
Updated : Sep 17, 2014, 05:54 PM IST
A court here on Wednesday ordered issue of summons to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to appear before it on October 30 in connection with a defamation suit filed against him by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Principal Sessions Judge Audinathan ordered issuance of summons after a libel complaint was filed by the City Public Prosecutor ML Jagan on Thursday.
The complaint averred that on September 12, Swamy had allegedly made defamatory comments in a micro-blogging site. The comment was related to granting of police permission to hold a memorial meeting for a slain leader of a proscribed outfit.
Swamy had already been issued summons to appear on the same day before the same court in another defamation case filed by Jayalalithaa pertaining to the fishermen issue.
A Tamil and an English daily have also been issued summons for publishing the statement issued by Swamy on the fishermen issue.