Chennai, Oct. 30 -- The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Centre and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-coordinator Saurav Das on a petition seeking an inquiry into his citizenship and identity, along with directions to block his social media accounts over alleged defamatory remarks against Supreme Court judges and the judiciary.

The petition was filed by Kanchipuram district-based businessman Ganesh Kumar. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arulmurugan heard the matter.

The petitioner sought a detailed inquiry into Das's citizenship, identity and background. He further prayed that if Das is found not to be an Indian citizen, his passport and Aadhaar should be cancelled.

The peti...