Investigative reporters exposing financial irregularities, illegal land grabs, and abuse within powerful religious cults are facing massive, coordinated SLAPP suits from high-profile godmen. These spiritual organizations utilize their immense wealth and political connections to file criminal defamation cases in remote jurisdictions, aiming to financially and mentally exhaust independent journalists.
The Bharat Media Association strongly condemns this legal bullying. We urge the judiciary to swiftly dismiss malicious defamation attempts explicitly designed to shield powerful religious institutions from legitimate public scrutiny and journalistic accountability.
