Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on Friday refused to initiate any action against those who have been criticising him for having taken up suo motu revision against the acquittal of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy and discharge of Ministers Thangam Thennarasu (Finance) and K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran (Revenue) from disproportionate assets cases.
“Those who cannot tolerate criticism are unfit to hold public office,” the judge told advocate R. Krishnamurthy, when the latter urged the court to initiate suo motu contempt of court proceedings against DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi for having alleged that there was a mala fide intention behind the revision petitions.
