Prithviraj Sukumaran was furious with Malayalam channels and he warned that he will sue them. Malayalam channel Maradan YouTube channel came up with the news that Prithviraj Sukumaran is making films to propagate an agenda and was forced to pay the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Rs 25 crore. The channel alleged that Prithviraj Sukumaran is being investigated by the ED for the alleged funds from Middle East countries.
Prithviraj Sukumaran warned that he would sue these channels. He posted "I usually tend to ignore these because terms like “ethical journalism” are fast becoming redundant in the times we live in. But there is a limit to propagating absolute lies in the name of “news”. This is a fight I intend to see through to the end. Filing civil and criminal defamation charges. PS: For those of you who are still wondering - NO, I haven’t paid any fines whatsoever,"
He added, "The allegations are devoid of any truth, are malicious, and defamatory." The channel carried out the report that black money is pumped into Kerala from the middle east and people are making films with them in Malayalam.