Overview
- Commission chair AS Kumari has sent a recommendation to the Greater Chennai Police’s Crimes Against Women and Children unit to initiate proceedings against Madhampatty Rangaraj.
- Joy Crizildaa says Rangaraj acknowledged a 2023 marriage and paternity during the inquiry, and she has announced the birth of a baby boy.
- Rangaraj denies giving consent to the probe or admitting marriage, alleges coercion and extortion, signals a court challenge, and says he is open to a DNA test if ordered.
- Crizildaa has posted a video showing Rangaraj speaking affectionately to counter his claim that she blackmailed him into marriage, drawing fresh public attention.
- Parallel civil action continues with Crizildaa’s maintenance petition in the Chennai Family Welfare Court seeking Rs 6.5 lakh per month after both parties received inquiry summons.