The Isha Foundation led by Jaggi Vasudev has filed a defamation suit against the Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran accusing them of publishing allegedly defamatory videos. In the plea submitted before the Delhi High Court on Monday, December 2, Jaggi Vasudev sought the removal of the videos and demanded Rs 3 crores as damages. He also added Google as a respondent to the case because the videos and reports are available on Google and YouTube.
According to a report by Bar and Bench, the defendants have been notified and the case has been posted in April 2025 for hearing. Isha Foundation has not sought an interim injunction.
Nakkheeran had released a series of videos featuring its editor, Nakkheeran Gopal, discussing allegations surrounding the mistreatment of children at Isha.
TNM, in its newsletter Powertrip, had earlier reported that Gopal had sent a legal notice to Isha Foundation and Jaggi Vasudev, accusing them of defaming Nakkheeran, and had alleged that Isha is frustrated that all its efforts to prevent Gopal from publishing further articles have failed.
Gopal also alleged that Isha hired politicians and media organisations to malign him. He added that Isha, in its response to the allegations, branded Nakkheeran a “yellow magazine” that engages in extortion, alleging that the magazine’s articles were in retaliation for not being paid kickbacks. In response, Nakkheeran demanded Rs 1.5 crore in damages from Isha Foundation.