BJP senior leader Subramanian Swamy will argue on behalf of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in the defamation case filed against a vernacular daily.
The case, pertaining to an alleged slanderous article in the daily attributing proselytisation to the temple management, came up for hearing at the X Additional District Judge’s court here on Monday, where the defendant’s lawyers raised objection over Mr. Swamy appearing on behalf of the TTD. The daily’s representatives argued that Mr. Swamy, a non-advocate, should not be allowed to appear under Sec. 32 of the Advocates Act. The judge, Srinivasa Sivaram, however, turned down the plea and allowed Mr. Swamy to argue on behalf of the TTD.
