SuriyaCHENNAI14 September 2020 02:17 ISTThe actor compared the NEET and the virtual courts amid pandemicJustice S.M. Subramaniam of the Madras High Court has written to Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, insisting on the need to initiate suo motu criminal contempt of court proceedings against actor Suriya. The judge took exception to a statement issued by the actor on Sunday, claiming that courts were ordering students to write NEET, when the judges were holding only virtual courts due to COVID-19. "Thus, the cine actor Mr. Suriya has committed contempt warranting contempt proceedings to uphold the majesty of our Indian judicial System,” the judge’s communication to the Chief Justice read. AdvertisingAdvertising

Source: The Hindu September 13, 2020 20:37 UTC