Madras HC modifies bail condition of BJP state secretary SG Surya

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Friday modified the bail conditions of BJP state secretary S G Surya in the case registered against Madurai MP Su Venkatesan for allegedly posting derogatory tweets.

The court allowed Surya to appear before the Chennai Cyber Crime Police instead of the Madurai Division. Justice G Elangovan passed the order on a petition filed by Surya, seeking the above amendment to enable him to take care of his elderly mother, who is speech and hearing impaired, and grandfather, who is nearly 100 years old. Will have to stay in Chennai for.

Surya was booked by the Madurai Cyber Crime Police for his social media post defaming MP Venkatesan. He was arrested on June 17 and sent to judicial custody, but four days later the Madurai JM court released him on bail on the condition that he would appear before the Madurai cyber crime police daily.