Relief for Shashi Tharoor as Delhi court dismisses criminal complaint filed by BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar





A Delhi court dismissed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday. Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal refused to summon Tharoor saying prima facie “no ingredients of defamation” was made in the complaint filed by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

The senior BJP leader had previously accused the Tharoor of defaming him by making false and derogatory statements during an interview on national television. The Thiruvananthapuram MP claimed the BJP leader had bribed voters in the constituency during 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The allegations were subsequently published by various news channels as well as propagated via social media platforms — allegedly at the behest of Tharoor. According to Chandrasekhar, the statement hurt his reputation and subsequently led to his loss in the Lok Sabha elections against the Congress leader.  

The development came a day after the Delhi High Court summoned Tharoor in a defamation suit where Chandrasekhar sought 10 crore in damages for loss of reputation. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav had posted the matter on April 28.

(With inputs from agencies)





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