Bengaluru, Oct. 13 -- Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has filed a petition before the Bengaluru City Civil Court, seeking protection against the circulation of allegedly defamatory and derogatory messages, social media posts and videos about him.

Advocate Praveen Kamath submitted the application on behalf of Siddaramaiah on Monday, requesting an injunction to prevent the publication and distribution of videos and other material alleged to be objectionable and harmful to his reputation.

The petition names several media organisations and social media platforms as respondents. Siddaramaiah's counsel has urged the court to intervene and restrain the dissemination of content that the former Chief Minister considers defamatory. ...