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Tamil singer Chinmayi files complaint against derogatory tweets, 2 arrested

CNN-IBN | Updated Nov 01, 2012 at 03:58pm IST

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Chennai: After Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, another similar case of online bullying had panned out in October. Southern singer Chinmayi complained against six Twitter users who had posted derogatory messages against her.

Based on her complaint, the Chennai police arrested two people. A case was registered under the IT act and Prevention of Harassment of Women's act.

An associate professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai and a government official working in the Tirupur Collectorate were those arrested.

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Chinmayi

Chinmayi/Chinmayee/Chiinmayyi K Sripadaa is an award winning Indian playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She made her singing debut in A. R. Rahman's Kannathil Muthamittal and since then has sung songs mostly in Tamil films li ...

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