Shashi Tharoor Approaches Supreme Court After No Relief In Defamation Case

The top court also issued notice to the NCT of Delhi government on his plea to quash the defamation case. The Bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy directed the case to be listed after four weeks.

Mr. Tharoor had allegedly claimed in October 2018 that an unnamed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader had compared Mr. Modi to “a scorpion sitting on a Shivling”.

The former Union minister had also sought quashing of the complaint itself, which was filed under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), relating to defamation. In June 2019, a Delhi court had granted bail to Mr. Tharoor in relation to the case.