YouTuber “Savukku” Shankar is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a defamation case, according to reports. The case concerns statements he made in 2013 about a former newsreader.
The complaint is linked to Mahalakshmi, described by one outlet as a former Sun TV news anchor and advocate. Multiple reports frame the dispute as arising from allegations and threats attributed to Shankar in 2013, which led to legal action filed by the complainant. While the outlets agree on the core outcome and the 2013 timeframe, they differ in the specific labeling of the parties involved, with one emphasizing the complainant’s identity and professional background.
The reporting does not include further details on the court’s reasoning in the provided accounts, but both sources describe the same penalty and the same broad allegations that were made in 2013 and later challenged in court.
