Overview
- Villianur police booked Seeman after video of a Nov. 23 press interaction in Puducherry spread widely online.
- A complaint was filed by the Puducherry Print and Journalist Association following the confrontation.
- The case names Seeman and two party members under BNS sections 296(b), 115(2) and 351(2).
- Reporter M Rajiv’s questions on the electoral roll revision and withdrawn metro approvals for Coimbatore and Madurai triggered the exchange.
- NTK cadres allegedly tried to push the reporter, and the DMK with regional press bodies condemned the incident.