Overview
- Julie told reporters on Sunday that sustained trolling by supporters of Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and his party led to severe mental anguish and the loss of her first child.
- She says she filed a police complaint in Chennai in March naming eight people for trolling and character assassination and later received a notice that the case was being treated as civil defamation rather than a criminal matter.
- Julie publicly held Vijay and his supporters responsible for the harassment and said the new TVK government should take responsibility for addressing her complaint.
- The reports present Julie’s statements but do not independently verify a medical link between online abuse and the miscarriage and note that Indian law can treat defamation and online harassment as civil claims.
- Her allegations have drawn public criticism from figures such as actor Ambika and questions from Vijay’s supporters, and they may prompt renewed scrutiny of how police and courts handle politically driven online abuse.