Actor Ranjitha visits court to record statement against Kanchi Sankaracharya

CHENNAI: Actor Ranjitha Menon made her third visit to a city magistrate court in a week, and got her statements against the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, recorded by the chief metropolitan magistrate in connection with the defamation complaint lodged against the Kanchi seer.
On Wednesday, Ranjitha appeared before chief metropolitan magistrate Nizar Ahamed and deposed against the Kanchi seer.According to her, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi had made malicious statements attributing indecent motive to her relationship with the self-styled godman Nithyananda. The CMM then adjourned the matter to June 6, when another witness cited by Ranjitha will be examined and his statement recorded. Once that formality is over, the court could issue summons to the Kanchi seer, directing him to appear in court.
Ranjitha's complaint was returned on Friday last, as she was not present when her case was called by the additional chief metropolitan magistrate V P Ravindran who was incharge CMM that day. She again returned on Monday and presented her complaint.
It is Ranjitha's case that Sri Jayendra Saraswathi had given media interviews criticising the fact that the actor accompanied Nithyananda wherever he went.
Ranjitha contended that she was a strong believer and that she used to attend several religious conferences and discourses. She said she became a disciple of Nithyananda after listening to his discourses in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Denying the imputations in Kanchi seer's reported statements against her and Nithyananda, the actor said she had suffered mental agony and stress due to Kanchi seer's 'malicious statements'.