Supreme Court slams Tamil politician for social media posts against journalist

27-Apr-2025

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The Supreme Court on Apr 25 strongly criticised Tamil actor-turned-politician SV Shekher for sharing a derogatory social media post against a woman journalist, calling it a “nasty campaign” that directly attacked her dignity.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, while granting Shekher exemption from surrender until further hearing, questioned his intentions and noted that he had not issued a genuine apology.

“First of all, we are surprised you are pursuing this. It was a nasty campaign you carried out against a woman. You attacked her dignity directly, and in such a brazen and abrupt manner,” the bench said.

Shekher’s counsel requested four weeks’ time to approach the complainant and persuade her to accept an unconditional apology. The court accepted the request and passed an order allowing exemption from surrender until further hearing.