By citing that he doesn't know Hindi, the justice said that he would refer to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act by their original names. 

Instead of apologizing for his offensive comments, Khan decided to sue Trisha and others for defamation, claiming that they had taken his “joke” out of context and tarnished his reputation.

If Ponmudi fails to dismiss the sentence within thirty days, he would be pushed to serve incarceration, following which, he would become the second DMK Minister to be lodged in jail in the party's two-year rule.

Ayalaan, in particular, has been in the making for over five years, and has faced several hurdles earlier.

Ponmudi has been serving as the Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education and the verdict from the apex court had conferred him a legal backlash. 

However, the Madras High Court denied for 4 am show, yet directed the government to reconsider for 7 a.m. show, after the production team of Leo requested for permission.

She said that the court could not order the government to allow 4 AM shows for Leo, as it was a policy decision.

He said that the government had agreed to grant five shows a day for the movie from October 19 to 24, but had limited the timings to the same slot.

The controversy emerged from documents seized during the raids, revealing that the producers of Vijay's 2015 movie 'Puli' had paid him an amount of Rs 4.93 crore in cash, in addition to the Rs 16 crore remuneration paid via cheque.

The Vachathi crime shook the soul of the country as it has been recorded as one of the mass atrocities deliberately orchestrated by the law enforcement agencies and other government officials.