The Madras High Court has slammed actor Mansoor Ali Khan (right) for seeking Rs1 crore each in compensation from South Indian stars Trisha Krishnan, Chiranjeevi and Khushbu Sundar.
The actor alleged that the trio had made defamatory statements against him in public without verifying his statement on Trisha.
The plea came up for hearing on Monday and the actor was pulled up.
Justice N. Sathish Kumar wondered why Khan was the one filing defamation suits instead of Trisha.
“Did he tender the unconditional apology only to escape arrest? Actually, Trisha should have moved the suit for damage. On what basis has he moved it?” the court questioned, requesting Khan’s counsel to advise him on how to act responsibly in public.
The judge also directed Trisha, Chiranjeevi and Khushbu to respond to the suit.
Last month, Khan found himself in the centre of a controversy after he made derogatory and misogynistic comments against his Leo co-actor Trisha.
After the actress protested and many others denounced his comments, the police questioned Khan. Later, he apologised to Trisha for what he said.
But, when everyone thought the matter was settled, Khan filed a defamation case against Trisha, Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi and actress-turned-politician Khushbu for calling him out.
Khan claimed he did not utter anything wrong against any person.
His petition read that he was merely commenting on the negative shades he had played in the past and how certain scenes he had done are no longer the norm.
He reiterated that no personal comments were made against Trisha or any woman in his statement.
The judge, however, criticised Khan for constantly landing himself in controversies.
Indo-Asian News Service
