Vijaykant seeks recall of NBW

DMDK founder leader Vijaykant today moved a court here seeking recall of a non-bailable warrnt issued against him in a defamation case filed by Tamil Nadu government.
When the petition by Vijaykanth, the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, came up for hearing, Principal Sessions Judge G Chockalingam reserved order on it for tomorrow.
The Judge had on July 1 issued the NBW against the actor-politician after he failed to appear in response to summons and adjourned the case to July 29.
Vijaykant's counsel submitted since his client had to appear before some other courts for similar defamation cases, he was unable to be present before Judge Chokalingam.

The case was filed against Vijaykant in December last year on behalf of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for his alleged defamatory remarks against her in an interview to a regional television channel criticising spending of public money on advertisements.