The
Chief
Metropolitan
Court,
Chennai
has
granted
bail
to
the
news
editor
of
Tamil
daily
Dinamalar,
B.
Lenin
on
Friday.
He
was
arrested
on
Wednesday
for
permitting
the
publication
of
a
news
item
that
hurt
the
sentiments
of
some
female
actors.
The
chief
metropolitan
magistrate
granted
Lenin
unconditional
bail
after
hearing
his
bail
plea.
Lenin
was
arrested
Wednesday
evening
from
his
office,
and
remanded
in
custody
till
Oct
21
on
a
complaint
lodged
by
Nadigar
Sangam,
after
Dinamalar
Sunday
published
a
news
report
with
the
names
and
photos
of
several
leading
lights
of
the
Tamil
cinema
allegedly
involved
in
prostitution.
The
report
was
based
on
the
statement
given
to
police
by
actor
Bhuvaneswari,
who
was
arrested
a
day
earlier
for
running
a
high-profile
prostitution
racket
from
her
home.
However,
the
daily
paper
published
an
unconditional
'regret'
the
following
day.
Not
satisfied
with
it,
the
actors
moved
SIFAA
which
lodged
a
police
complaint
on
the
basis
of
which
Lenin
was
arrested.
After
his
release,
Lenin
recalled
the
manner
in
which
he
was
arrested.
'The
police
asked
about
my
role
in
the
paper.
When
I
told
them
that
I
had
cleared
the
report,
they
asked
me
to
accompany
them
to
the
commissioner's
office
but
I
refused.
I
was
grabbed
by
my
shirt
and
was
taken
by
the
police
from
my
work
place,'
he
said.