Madras HC stays trial against former Tamil Nadu minister for ‘hate speech’ targeting Hindu sects

Former Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests K Ponmudy. | K Ponmudy/Facebook The Madras High Court on Thursday temporarily halted proceedings in a case against former Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy for his allegedly defamatory remarks about women and two denominations of Hinduism, Live Law reported.Justice AD Jagadish Chandira passed the interim direction on Ponmudy’s plea seeking a halt on the proceedings till his pending plea to quash a magistrate court’s cognisance of the complaint against him, is d...