Court notice to actors Sarath Kumar, Radha Ravi

CHENNAI: A city civil court has issued notice to actors Radha Ravi, general secretary, and R Sarath Kumar, president, South Indian Artistes Association (SIAA), on a petition by S Murugan regarding the association’s elections scheduled for June 10.
Saravanan P, assistant judge, city civil court, who is the vacation judge during the recess, ordered the notice returnable by June 5.In his petition, Murugan, who was nominated as an executive member of the association, said SIAA was formed in 1952 to promote the welfare of south Indian artists. The petition contended that election officer Peeraisudar, appointed to oversee the election of office-bearers for 2012 to 2015, was biased.
Though the current office-bearers complete their term in July 2012, the SIAA general secretary and president had hurriedly announced the election in contravention to the existing laws of of the Tamil Nadu Society Act, he said. He sought an interim injunction to restrain the actors and their associates from acting as office-bearers until the results are announced. tnn