By Pramod Madhav: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TR Baalu has filed a defamation case against Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai in Chennai’s Saidapet court. His move came after Annamalai held a press meeting on April 14 and released the ‘DMK files’ video clips, accusing Baalu of corruption.

DMK organisational secretary RS Bharati, who accompanied TR Baalu, said Annamalai did not apologised even after a month. He said as he did not take back his statement, a defamation case was filed against him.

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Last month, Baalu had sent a legal notice to Annamalai, demanding Rs 100 crores in compensation for posting the defamatory video against him.

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Refuting allegations of his owning 21 companies and assets of companies worth Rs 10,841 crores as “false, baseless, unsubstantiated and defamatory”, Baalu said the details of his minority shareholding in Kings India Power Corporation, Kings India Chemicals and Meenam Fisheries were shown in the affidavit filed by him during 2019 general elections.

The alleged values of the companies mentioned in the slide show are completely false and baseless and not on the basis of any cogent evidence or materials, he added.