CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has quashed a criminal case filed against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) coordinator Seeman over allegations of making a divisive speech during a public meeting in 2018.

In his petition, Seeman stated that he had addressed a gathering on May 18, 2018, at the YMCA grounds on OMR near Chennai, where he spoke on issues including the Salem eight-lane highway project and the neutrino project. Three months later, on August 17, a sub-inspector filed a complaint, based on which the Taramani police registered a case accusing him of delivering a speech intended to incite division.

Seeman argued that criticising government projects and cautioning the public cannot be treated as a crime. He pointed out that the chargesheet filed by the police in 2022 lacked sufficient evid

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