Chennithala defends police action on Ansiba’s complaint

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday defended the Palarivattom police’s decision not to register a case over a complaint filed by actor Ansiba Hassan against fellow actor Lakshmipriya over an alleged defamatory video following a preliminary inquiry.

Addressing media here, the Home Minister rubbished Ms. Hassan’s allegation that the District Police Chief (Kochi city) had misled him in connection with her complaint.

Earlier in a social media post, Ms. Hassan said she had approached the Home Minister seeking help to prevent publishing an interview of Ms. Lakshmipriya on YouTube which contained alleged defamatory content against her. She said when Mr. Chennithala enquired about the matter, the Kochi City police lied to the Minister that an FIR was already registered on the complaint. She said the police were trying to write off her complaint by reporting it as a defamation incident.