Cinematographer-turned-actor M. Ilavarasu on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, tendered an unconditional apology before the Madras High Court for having falsely accused the Greater Chennai Police of submitting fabricated closed circuit television (CCTV) camera footage in court, to prove his presence at a police station on a particular day.
Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira accepted the apology and said the false accusation had sidetracked a genuine issue raised by the actor of the police not having conducted a proper investigation into a 2016 complaint regarding the misappropriation of ₹40 lakh from the Southern India Cinematographers Association funds.
Passing interim orders on a contempt of court petition filed by the actor, the judge summoned five Inspectors of Police -- Shivakumar, Ramamoorthy, Selvarani, Kannan and A.V. Srinivasan -- who had served at Soundarapandiyanar Angadi Police Station in T. Nagar in Chennai since March 3, 2022. All five Inspectors were directed to be present in the court on February 5 to explain the inordinate delay in investigating the complaint lodged against the previous office-bearers of the association.
