Thiruvananthapuram. A case has been registered against senior Congress leader and party candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat Shashi Tharoor on charges of propaganda against Union Minister and rival candidate Rajiv Chandrashekhar. Police officials gave this information on Sunday.
This case was registered by the cyber police here on April 15, but its details became available on Sunday. According to police officials, the case against Tharoor is against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader J. It was registered on the basis of a complaint by R Padmakumar, who had accused the Congress leader of spreading propaganda against Chandrashekhar during a television programme.
The complainant alleged that during the program, Tharoor had made derogatory statements against Chandrashekhar regarding influencing the voters of coastal areas in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A police officer said that the case was registered under sections 171-G and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 65 of the Information Technology (IT) Act. He said that investigation is going on in the matter.
Section 177G of the IPC deals with misrepresentation in relation to elections, while Section 500 deals with defamation. Tharoor, who is contesting from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, has not yet given any reaction on the registration of the case.
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Tags: Congress, Kerala, Loksabha Election 2024, Loksabha Elections, SHASHI THAROOR
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 21, 2024, 19:11 IST