Prithviraj Sukumaran To Take Legal Action against YouTube Channel For Spreading False Information Against Him

IT department's action: According to media reports, the Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have put five Malayalam cinema producers under investigation, with one of them, who is an actor as well, being fined Rs 25 crore for receiving illegal money from overseas to fund films with a "propaganda" agenda. While the producer-actor's identity remains undisclosed, a news portal has claimed that Prithviraj Sukumaran is the person in question.

Prithviraj Sukumaran reacts: Responding to these accusations, actor-producer-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran has strongly refuted them and clarified that he has not paid any fine. He has also announced that he will take legal action against the news portal for spreading false and defamatory allegations. Additionally, the 'Gold' actor has expressed his disappointment with the portal for making unverified claims that can damage his reputation.

Prithviraj's statement: In a statement shared on social media, Prithviraj Sukumaran said, "It has come to my attention that the YouTube channel by the name Marunadanmalayali has published a false and defamatory story, alleging that I have paid a fine of Rs. 25,00,00,000/- pursuant to proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate and am making propaganda films. The allegations are devoid of any truth, is malicious, and defamatory. I am initiating legal action for the false and defamatory allegations that have been made against me. I hereby request all responsible media channels to ensure that any further reporting on the allegations are done only after the facts are verified and confirmed (sic)."

Sharing the statement in both Malayalam and English, he captioned the post, "I usually tend to ignore these because terms like "ethical journalism" are fast becoming redundant in the times we live in. But there is a limit to propagating absolute lies in the name of "news". This is a fight I intend to see through to the end. Filing civil and criminal defamation charges.
PS: For those of you who are still wondering...NO, I haven't paid any fines whatsoever."