Madras High Court reserves order on actor Kasturi Shankar’s bail plea

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition moved by actor Kasturi Shankar. Her petition was submitted in connection with the case filed against her by the Madurai police for her objectionable remarks on the Telugu-speaking community living in Tamil Nadu.
Justice Anand Venkatesh, during the case hearing on Tuesday, observed that it was unwarranted of Kasturi to make such controversial remarks.
Justice Venkatesh also noted that Telugu-speaking people have been living in Tamil Nadu since the days of Madras Presidency and that they were very much a part of this land.
In Kasturi’s defence, her counsel pointed out that she had apologised for her remarks, provided clarification about the same and that she didn’t say anything wrong about Telugu-speaking women in particular.
The order will be pronounced on November 14.
Based on a complaint filed by a Telugu association, the police in Chennai registered a case against the actor under four sections of the Bharat Nagrik Suraksha Samhita.
The actor reportedly went missing after a police complaint was filed against her for hurting the sentiments of the Telugu community.
As the police continued to investigate the matter following several complaints from the public in Madurai and Chennai, the actor submitted an anticipatory bail petition with the Madras High Court.
The actor sparked a controversy in Tamil Nadu when she made derogatory remarks against the Telugu-speaking community in the state.