Anto Augustine skips police questioning in case over Keralam CM marriage remarks, approaches HC for quashing FIR
Anto Augustine, managing director of Reporter TV, has skipped police questioning regarding comments made about Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. He has approached the High Court to quash the FIR, citing procedural issues with the defamation complaint.
Why it matters
This case underscores the intersection of media ethics, political defamation, and legal challenges in the Indian state of Kerala.
Reporter TV managing director Anto Augustine did not appear before the Kalamassery police, who had summoned him for interrogation on Monday (September 28, 2026) in connection with a controversial comment made by him concerning Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan.
Mr. Augustine replied to the police notice that he was unable to appear before the investigators due to some inconvenience and sought more time, according to his lawyer. He said Mr. Augustine had, meanwhile, filed a petition before the Kerala High Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him based on a complaint from Congress spokesperson Raju P. Nair.
Mr. Augustine has sought to quash the FIR on the grounds that the police cannot register a case over alleged defamation and that the complaint has not been filed by the purported affected party, the lawyer said.
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