7. Ms. Ranjitha Appeals Minister of Information and Broadcasting, India.🔗

Next step was to stop the lies, biased reports published as 'news' in select media. With the advent of social media, a false news once released spreads like wildfire.mAnd the main culprits,long timers in Indian media know this well enough and have created a self-regulating body to ensure professional standards are maintained. Yet, they failed to live it themselves. So first appeal to stop this continued lampooning by these media, a request was made to Ms. Ambica Soni, the Hon'ble Minister of Information and Broadcasting, India.

To, Hon'ble Ms. Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001

Respected Madam,

I am an actress by profession and have been in the industry for over 18 years and have earned a spotless reputation. I have been happily married to an army officer for over 10 years. A working woman, I have juggled my professional career with family life and social service activities.

I made my cinema debut in 1992 and within a short span of 6 years I acted in more than 60 films in all 4 South Indian languages with most leading actors and with many of the prestigious production houses in South Indian Cinema. Some of my career highlights are recognition as the heroine with maximum

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5. With reference to the action you have taken against the various channels, attached is the pdf of the same found at the following URL:

http://mib.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/content_reg/OrdersWarningsAdvisories.pdf

6. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986.)

8. Ms. Ranjitha Requests the High Court of Karnataka to Stop the Media dehumanising her!

In February 2011, Ms. Ranjitha’s appealed to the Karnataka High Court to stop the media vilification. She filed a writ petition asking for judicial relief to hold the media to this professional ethics in reporting news.

The Indian constitution guarantees fundamental right which are the basic for living and guaranteed to all. In addition to it, industry had self-regulation establishing professionalism and ethical guidelines to print and electronic media as well as television in India. The Indecent Representation of Women Act 1986 expressly prohibits indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner. These are just some of the violations done by the media in the way they presented the news and Ms.Ranjitha.

Interim Order - March 1st, 2011, KHC

On 1 March 2011, the court issued an interim order to restrict media restrict showing any footage or covering news regarding Ms. Ranjitha. The following is the interim order (March 1,

2011, KHC) with a list of all the media houses which had published falsified content and the last page of the order on which the judiciary's stamp was sealed.

Final Order

In the final order, the court handed over the matter to the NBA and told it was their responsibility to manage and protect Ms. Ranjitha in this case.

9. Complaint Given to Chennai Police Commissioner against Culprits in Media

12 July 2011

Ms. Ranjitha also approached the Chennai Police commissioner and filed a complaint against the media that worked with the conspirators and indulged in gross lies, dehumanization using the powerful ‘Fourth House’ of the Indian democracy. Sun TV, Dinakaran and Nakkheeran were the main culprits using the power of media to repeatedly slander, sensationalize and create fake news in a nefarious plan to make the public believe in their stories.

10. Ms. Ranjitha meets Press in her hometown

12 July 2011

As Ms. Ranjitha was about to start her statement the crowd roared at her to stand up. “Okay, should I read the statement standing up?” she asked the press reporters as she stood up without delay and held the mic to her mouth. “I’ve stood up, is there anything else I can do for you? Please tell”

She scanned the crowd .”Actually I’m quite surprised. Why? Because, after writing about me so vulgarly and criminally, those exact media houses have come here to take the report” she gave a pause before saying.

“Conscience... I don’t think exists in certain sections of the media”

After being a victim to the press reports in the last year, Ms. Ranjitha stood in front of all them in that moment, untouched by the abuse they hurled into the minds of the public - telling them to their faces the inhumanity of their nature.

11. Criminal Defamation filed against Sun TV, Dinakaran, Tamil Murasu and Kumudam Reporter

December 12th, 2011

In late 2011, Ms. Ranjitha filed individual complaints against the main television culprits who went to extreme and illegal extents to completely disseminate her privacy.

SUN TV: Sun Group, India's largest media conglomerate has power packed Thirty Three Television Channels with the reach of more than 95 million households in India. Sun Group's channels can be viewed throughout the world including U.S.A, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

It also has 64 FM Radio Stations, Two Daily Newspapers - Dinakaran one of the leading Tamil daily with daily sales of over 1.4 million copies, Tamil Murasu one of the leading evening Tamil daily and Five Magazines. Sun Direct one of the largest DTH (Direct To Home Satellite TV service) service provider in India having more than 10 million subscribers, Sun Pictures the film division of Sun TV Network and owns the SunRisers Hyderabad IPL franchise.

What they did:

They publicized deliberate sensationalism packed with lies, innuendos, slanderous commentary and programs involving Ms.Ranjitha and the morphed video. Besides violating standards broadcasting guidelines and ethics, it was intended to defame and deliberate action since it was not at all required for any of the 'news' or other reporting.

Tamil Murasu/Dinakaran: Tamil Murasu is sister concern of Dinakaran. Both published fabricated news items filled with cheap suggestive titles and content merely to sensationalize and increase TRP turning blind to professional, ethical practices.

KUMUDAM REPORTER: The magazine also floated a false interview vilifying Ms.Ranjitha as the villain in the morphed video

This magazine repeatedly published the obscene pictures from the video along with cheap, suggestive captions/titles and articles in 64 issues and on the cover page of 42 issues at the time of filing this petition.

IN THE HON'BLE COURT OF III ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, AT BANGALORE C.C. 35950/12 P.C. R No. 21959 /2011

Plaintiff/s, Petitioner/s Defendant/s Respondent/s Appellant/s, Complainant/s Opponent/s Accused Decree-Holder/s, Caveator Judgment Debtor/s

Ms. Ranjitha Menon Sri. P.V.Parthasarathy & Others

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Place: Bangalore Date : 04.10.2011

Advocate for Complainant