Ace actors Suriya, Sarath Kumar, Sathyaraj, Sripriya, Cheran and other were summoned by the OOty magistrate court to appear before it in December 19. The order was issued on a defamation case filed by a journalist. The udicial Magistrate R Subramaniam has heard a plea by M Rozario, a freelance journalist hailing from Ooty.

 

He has alleged that the actors made derogatory remarks on journalists and their families during a meeting in 2009. "At a meeting organized by the South Indian Film Artistes Association in Chennai to condemn a Tamil daily for publishing an article that allegedly brought disrepute to actors, these persons attacked all journalists in general, speaking of them in a derogatory manner," said Mr Rozario. The court has summoned the actors after several hearings and cross verification of the case.