Bigg Boss Tamil season 4 has crossed over 50 days and is currently in its eight week, with many of the contestants on the Kamal Haasan-hosted show going on to become household names since then. Having said that, a highly-debated topic among fans for a while now since the show started has been about Balaji Murugadoss speaking "ill" about fellow contestant Sanam Shetty. A controversy erupted when Sanam in a Bigg Boss 4 promo stated by writing that Balaji had "used the word ‘Adjustment/Compromise’ against a beauty pageant which I am the title winner of. This was without facts on basis of anonymous 3rd party reference was a huge." Social media users lashed out against Balaji for accusing Sanam as such in the promo which soon after was deleted and called his statements as derogatory, while demanding that he be removed from the show. 

In that light, popular event manager Joe Michael, Razzmatazz Group Franchisee Owner of Miss Tamil Nadu and Miss South India has now filed a defamation case against Balaji Murugadoss for calling his company as fraudulent and has demanded an unconditional apology on or before 05.12.2020. In his legal statement, Joe Michael has also stated that if Balaji fails to apologize, he will have to pay a compensation of Rs 1 crore as compensation for the damage caused for causing mental agony and invading into his private space by making abusive, defamatory, false and bogus statements. 

Below is the legal notice issued by Joe Michael's counsel: 

"Respected Sir/Madam, 

Under instructions from my clients M/s.Razzrnatazz Group Franchisee Owner of Miss Tamilnadu and Miss South India, Rep. by its Franchisee Owner and Or:anizer Mr JOF MICHEAL PRAVEEN, 

1. My clients state that they are an Advertisement company, they are also been organizing Events and Programs. My clients have been given India's Business Award and Asia's Best Management Award for organizing the Events and Programs in a simple and extraordinary manner. 

2. My client's state that they were also been granted license for conducting "Miss Tamilnadu & Miss South India" Pageant, that apart they arc also conducted several events, shows, contcsts. My clients are providing grooming sessions with untold hardship, besides suffering other ordeals in view of your defamatory statements. In fact, my clients are in mental agony, inconveniences, untold hardship, besides monetary loss for no fault of them in view of your malicious acts, heinous attitudes and false and defamatory statement. 

In these circumstances my clients hereby call upon you 

i) to pay compensation to the tune of Rs.1,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore only) to my clients as compensation for the damage caused to my client's causing mental agony and invading into the fundamental right and privacy of my client by making abusive, defamatory, Like and bogus statements either in the Social Media or through any other mode of Public Media as against my client 

ii) to tender unconditional apology for intimidating my clients on 05.12.2020 by using unparliamentary words and defamatory statements against my clients in the social media without any basis, within 10 days of the receipt of this notice; 

In the event of failure to comply with the above demands it is very strictly informed you that suitable and appropriate legal action will be taken against you for damages for." 

Check out Joe Michael’s legal notice against Balaji Murugadoss in full below: