Kerala BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation suit against a TV channel Reporter, alleging that the channel broadcast a series of false and defamatory reports linking him to a controversial land deal.

The case has been filed against nine individuals, including the channel’s owner, Anto Augustine and others, all of whom are frontline journalists.

The suit was lodged through Mumbai-based law firm RHP Partners.

According to the complaint, the Kochi headquartered Reporter TV repeatedly aired fabricated news items connecting Chandrasekhar to a land transaction involving a company named BPL, despite the fact that he has no association with the firm.

The reports, the notice said, were aimed at maligning his reputation and misusing his position as the BJP

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