Counter Affidavit by Kannan Sundaram: Perumal Murugan Case

In January 2015, the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association had filed a PIL regarding Perumal Murugan's Madhorubagan controversy in the Madras High Court. As the publisher of the book, Kannan Sundaram, of Kalachuvadu Pathippagam is the 14th Respondent in the case. The counter affidavit filed on his behalf is shared here. Since the onset of the controversy, all relevant documents have been made available to the public. This counter affidavit was first prepared in January 2015 and has since gone through revisions as the case unfolded, and finally filed in court in June 2015.