AIADMK Pollachi MLA V. Jayaraman who has also served as the Tamil Nadu Deputy Speaker earlier, along with his son Pravin Jayaraman, has filed a civil defamation suit in the Madras High Court seeking ₹1 crore in damages from eight YouTube channels and three guest speakers for allegedly linking them to the infamous Pollachi serial sexual assault case.

Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy heard the matter on 29 May 2025 and adjourned it for a week, following a request from a junior counsel appearing on behalf of the plaintiffs. The judge also took on record a submission by senior advocate P.T. Perumal, who informed the court that he would be representing journalist and publisher Nakheeran Gopal, the first defendant in the case.

In their suit, the father and son not only seek damages but also a permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from making or publishing any statements—directly or through innuendos—that connect them to the sexual assault case. Additionally, they have requested the court to direct the defendants to bear the legal costs incurred in filing the present suit.

The plaintiffs have also filed two interim applications: one seeking an immediate order restraining the YouTube channels and speakers from continuing to circulate content implicating them in the case, and another requesting that existing videos be taken down.

According to the suit, the contentious videos were published on multiple platforms over three consecutive days in May. These include videos uploaded on 13 May 2025, by Nakheeran TV, AranSei, Jeeva Today, and Jambavan TV; on 14 May 2025 by Galatta Voice and The Debate; and on 15 May 2025 by Tamil Nadu Now and IBC Tamil.

The legal action follows a verdict delivered by a Mahila Court in Coimbatore on 13 May 2025, in which nine individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty in the Pollachi sexual assault case.

The next hearing in the civil defamation suit is scheduled for next week.

(With inputs from The Hindu)

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The popular YouTube channel PoliTalk’s has been taken down by YouTube after a copyright complaint was filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. The complaint was registered by AiPlex, a company known for its online reputation management, content protection, and digital marketing solutions.

PoliTalk’s gained significant popularity for its content that aimed to debunk lies and hypocrisies of Dravidianists, garnering a large following of viewers.

The channel recently faced targeted harassment due to its criticism of a Tamil talk show on Zee TV, specifically the show Tamizha Tamizha, hosted by leftist and Dravidian Stockist cinema director Karu Palaniappan.

The controversial episodes of the show covered topics such as “Marriage vs. Living Together” and “Traditional Women vs. Feminists,” sparking heated debates and discussions.

In the name of women empowerment, the show’s anchor was allegedly propagating Dravidian ideologies and influencing women to take the wrong path.

PoliTalk’s openly criticised several of these episodes, which went viral and amassed over a million views each. The public outcry resulting from these videos compelled Zee TV to replace the anchor and address the content-related concerns raised by viewers in March 2023.

In May 2023, AiPlex, on behalf of Zee TV, shared a deletion request with PoliTalk’s.

However, as YouTube permits criticism and review of content shown elsewhere, the videos were not removed.

Frustrated by this, AiPlex then went on to report specific videos on PoliTalk’s’ YouTube channel. Under YouTube’s policies, if a channel receives a minimum of three copyright strikes, it is disabled or shut down unless the infringing content is removed.

In this case, six videos featuring Karu Palaniappan’s content from the talk show were marked for copyright claims, ultimately leading to the channel’s disabling.

Who Is Karu Palaniappan?

Karu Palaniappan was formerly a Tamil cinema director and is the son of politician Pala Karuppaiah who is known for hopping from one party to another (AIADMK, DMK, Kamal Haasan’s MNM, to name a few). He is Dravidian Stockist and identifies himself as a ‘Periyarist’, a follower of rabid anti-Hindu demogogue EV Ramasamy Naicker.

Palaniappan is known for peddling canards against Hindus especially Tamil Brahmins.

@India_NHRC DMK ideologue's inflammatory speech calling for the Brahmins in Tamil Nadu to be driven out to some other state before next election. He also says Brahmins should be driven out of India. His speech is clearly aimed at inciting people to persecute Brahmin community pic.twitter.com/59qWN9RTl0

— गोपाल उवाच (@Gopaluvacha) August 20, 2021

In the above speech, Karu Palaniappan says “First let us drive them (Brahmins) out of our state to other states and then we will drive them out of the country.”

watch Karu Palaniappan divert Gurumurthy matter – at best a tactless statement – into anti-brahmin hatred @ZeeTamil gives him a platform

https://t.co/XuuRmST7bC

— Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) January 17, 2021

Karu Palaniappan has been in the news every now and then for his remarks on Savarkar. When quitting the show, Karu Palaniappan shared a Facebook post where he mentioned that “…if the words social justice, self-respect, Dravidam are bitter, it is better to end the journey!”

After he quit (a few sources say he was made to) Zee Tamil, he joined DMK-owned Kalaignar TV to host the show “Va Tamizha Va”.

Politically Motivated?

It is unclear whether this is a politically motivated move or if Zee TV is solely operating on legal grounds.

Over the past year, PoliTalk’s has tackled various issues and amassed a significant following, making its sudden takedown a matter of public concern.

The case sparks a broader conversation on the balance between copyright protection and freedom of speech in the digital realm.

The PoliTalks community, along with their dedicated followers, eagerly awaits further developments in this matter, hoping for a fair resolution that upholds the principles of transparency and open dialogue.

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In another instance of rabid ‘Dravidian Stockists’ spewing venom against Hindu Gods, a YouTube channel named U2 Brutus has released a video in which it has derogated Lord Siva.

U2 Brutus is a YouTube channel run by a person who identifies himself as ‘Minor’, a follower of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (known as Periyar by his followers).

The channel is known for supporting the DMK and its allied outfits like Dravida Kazhagam, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, etc.

On April 26, the channel released a video titled “This is the reason why Nataraja stands with his leg lifted“, in which ‘Minor’ resorts to slandering Hindu God Siva and Goddess Kaali.

“It isn’t a great story. If you read about it, you will come to know that it is a disgusting story.”, Minor starts.

“One day a competition was announced.. a dance competition. Two people participate in the competition – one is Paramasivan, you know who he is and another was Thillai Kaali, the female artiste”.

Narrating about Goddess Kaali, Minor says “Thillai Kaali is said to be a great dancer bagging many awards and accolades… She is such a great dancer that people like Prabhu Deva, Michael Jackson should get alms from her. Such was her prowess.. So imagine how Thillai Kaali must have put ‘beast movements’, break dance and wave dance, etc.”

About Lord Siva, Minor says that he was a ‘local guy’ who keeps boasting about himself.

Minor further goes on to say “This guy Paramasivan.. what he did was.. Only on going further we come to know the nefarious activities of his.. He keeps lifting his leg up and up and finally lifted it fully and straight… If you think stretching the leg was a good movement… I too thought so on reading about it but that is where the trick was.. The thing is ‘Thalaivan’ (referring to Lord Siva) did not wear underwear that day. Don’t laugh.. Seriously, that is what is written.. Thalaivan had gone without wearing underwear voluntarily. What will happen if someone lifts the leg up? ‘It’ (referring to penis) will fall out right? I’m not joking. That is how it is written. Once you lift your leg, it will be visible right? On seeing that the people were shocked. Thillai Kaali who was dancing got shocked after seeing it. How can she dance after that? After seeing it, she didn’t know what to do and forgot all her dance movements.”

U2 BRUTUS இவன் நம்ம சிவ பெருமானை எவ்ளோ இழிவுபடுத்தி பேசியிருக்கான்.

அவன் பேசுன வீடியோ பாத்ததும் எனக்கு இதான் தோணுச்சு.

தமிழகத்தில் இந்துக்கள் அரசியல் அனாதைகளாக இருக்கோம்…. pic.twitter.com/22SghXEoVg

— Jayam Sk Gopi (Jsk Gopi) (@JSKGopi) April 26, 2022

He also says that Lord Siva cheated and won against Thillai Kaali just like how Tamil cinema heroes win against female leads by undressing their tops.

He also gives his own interpretation to Chidambara Ragasiyam saying “So, not wearing under and standing with the leg up showing the penis is Chidambara Ragasiyam is it?”

In the video, he also slanders Dikshitar, the traditional priests of the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple.

As of April 27, this video has garnered more than 55,000 views. Many on social media have condemned the slanderous channel and its video asking if these ‘Periyarists’ have the audacity to talk about Gods of other faiths.

The Hindu Munnani and Indu Makkal Katchi have filed a complaint against the YouTube channel for intentionally hurting the sentiments of Hindus.

Complaint copy https://t.co/V67pNHXOMT pic.twitter.com/LPt2vTpzB9

— Indu Makkal Katchi (off) (@Indumakalktchi) April 27, 2022

இந்து கடவுள்களையும், இந்து மதத்தையும் விமர்சித்து வரும் கருத்துரிமை கயவாளிகள்

கறுப்பர் கூட்டத்தின் நீட்சி #U2Brutus

அரசு ஏன் வேடிக்கை பார்க்கிறது.?

நடவடிக்கை எடுக்காவிட்டால்,மக்களை திரட்டி மிகப்பெரிய போராட்டத்தை #இந்துமுன்னணி முன்னெடுக்கும். #இந்துமுன்னணி #hindugods #Hindus pic.twitter.com/vPeMCMnr2L

— Mocaverse (@hindumunnaniorg) April 27, 2022

It is pertinent to mention that Minor of U2 Brutus along with several other YouTubers who are vocal supporters of the DMK met CM Stalin in October 2021.

Is this CM Stalin's effort to appear updated and media savvy? Or is it a recruitment for new-gen theepori arumugams?
It is obvious @mkstalin doesn't really know some of these guys. It is one thing for DMK to promote rubbish, quite another for the state CM to do it. pic.twitter.com/8kSReT8cP4

— Kasturi (@KasthuriShankar) October 14, 2021

This is not the first time Dravidian Stockists have resorted to abusing Hindu Gods. Earlier, the now-banned Youtube Channel named Karuppar Koottam, run by a group of Dravida Kazhagam (DK) and Communist ideologues and sympathizers of Dravida Munnetra Kazahagam (DMK) and Communist Party of India parties had been putting out vile videos abusing Hindu gods.

In one of the videos, Karuppar Koottam had made derogatory references to Kandhasashti Kavasam, a hymn dedicated to Lord Murugan.

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A YouTube channel named U2 Brutus which is known for being a vocal supporter of the ruling DMK has put out a video titled “Pornography in Vedas” in which the host who identifies himself as ‘Minor’ and an alleged Saivite scholar named Prakash derogate the Vedas, the holy scripture of the Hindus.

In the video, the anchor asks Prakash to explain the ‘pornography’ present in the mantras that is chanted during Hindu wedding ceremonies. The alleged Saivite scholar quotes one Srinivasacharya to make his case about how the Veda mantras chanted during wedding ceremonies of Hindus contains ‘obscene’ and ‘pornographic’ content.

He says that the ‘Arya’ Vedas is different from the Tamil Mantras, the rhetoric peddled by the DMK and other ideologues of anti-Hindu bigot EV Ramaswamy Naicker.

“The ‘Arya’ Vedas clearly mentions that the bride who is leaving her house and entering her husband’s house is leaving her virginity with Agni”, Prakash says.

He goes on to say that the Vedas mention about Agni, Soman and Gandharvan ‘attain the bride’ before she gets married off to the groom.

The alleged Saivite scholar later goes on to mention about how Tamil mantras of the Aandal Pasuram are devoid of such ‘obscene content’ of the ‘Arya’ Vedas.

He asks Tamil people to chant Pasurams, Devarams and Thiruvasagams during marriage instead of Sanskrit Veda mantras.

This is not the only video that has been released by U2 Brutus. There are about 9 videos that spews venom against Vedas and Hinduism. These videos too feature the alleged Saivite scholar Prakash.

It is noteworthy to mention that MK Stalin, who is now the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had on multiple occasions said that if one were to look at the meaning of the mantras chanted during Hindu wedding ceremonies, it would turn out to be ‘disgusting’.

DMK against Hindus..

Stalin spreading falsehood, lies & rubbish about Hindu weddings & calls the traditional way of marriage as indecent, filthy &obscene. Congress also agress t. How many of his voters will agree?
Only shameless Hindus will stick to DMK. #NoVoteForDMK pic.twitter.com/UY4ghLWWN3

— Hari Prabhakaran (@Hariindic) April 5, 2019

CM Stalin had recently met several YouTubers  who are vocal supporters of the DMK.

Earlier, member of the Karuppar Koottam YouTube channel who were arrested for putting abusive and vulgar videos of Hindu Gods were released from jail following the DMK’s rise to power.

Karuppar Koottam had derogated the devotional hymn ‘Kandha Sashti Kavasam’ sung in praise of Lord Murugan.

The Indu Makkal Katchi has condemned the videos put by U2 Brutus. In a tweet, IMK had tagged DMK Dharmapuri MP Dr. Senthikumar asking if action will be taken against the owners of the channel.

Mr. @DrSenthil_MDRD is it fair for us to put out videos interpreting Quran and Bible with an agenda.

Will it be considered as Freedom of Speech. https://t.co/Z4zH67epu6

— Indu Makkal Katchi (off) (@Indumakalktchi) October 31, 2021

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