Tamil Nadu Minister T.K. Prabhu files ₹1-crore defamation case in Madras High Court against YouTuber Maridhas
Tamil Nadu Minister T.K. Prabhu has been granted permission by the Madras High Court to pursue a ₹1-crore defamation suit against YouTuber Maridhas. The Minister alleges that the YouTuber spread false and malicious corruption allegations against him on social media.
Why it matters
The case highlights the growing legal friction between public officials and social media content creators regarding accountability and defamation in the digital age.
The Madras High Court on Monday (September 21, 2026) granted leave (permission) to Tamil Nadu Minister for Natural Resources TK. Prabhu to sue YouTuber M. Maridhas before the court for having allegedly made defamatory statements against him on YouTube, X, and other social media platforms.
Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi allowed an application filed by the Minister, seeking the leave of the court, and directed the High Court Registry to number the defamation suit filed by him against the YouTuber, Google LLC, YouTube India, and X Corporation based in California.
The orders were passed after hearing senior counsel P.H. Arvindh Pandian, assisted by Vikram Veerasamy, who contended that a part of the cause of action for filing of the civil suit had arisen within the jurisidiction of the High Court and therefore, the Minister was entitled to file the suit here.
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