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By Pramod Madhav: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has issued a legal notice against state BJP chief K Annamalai over his graft allegations against the party and its president MK Stalin. The DMK demanded an apology and damages to the tune of Rs 500 crore.
The notice, dated April 15, was issued by senior advocate and DMK Rajya Sabha MP, P Wilson, “under instructions” from Bharathi.
The legal notice stated that Annamalai, unable to make a political mark in Tamil Nadu, was attempting in various ways to defame DMK leaders and the ‘DMK Files’ video clip is only placing baseless accusations against them. The notice said that the asset value of DMK was exaggerated and shown as Rs 1,408.94 crore.
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The legal notice also claimed that the video had shown the properties belonging to a person as that of the party.
RS Bharathi, through the legal notice, also questioned the Rs 5,270 crore electoral bonds allegedly provided to the BJP.
The DMK has sought an apology from K Annamalai and has asked him to remove the ‘DMK Files’ video from BJP social media accounts.
Bharathi told Annamalai that he has a duty in law to have material basis or cogent evidence to make such allegations that tarnish the reputation and character of the DMK and its leader.
“In the present case, you have offered no basis for your allegations and therefore, you have not met the legal threshold for verification. In such a situation, you are liable to be prosecuted in law for defamation.”
“You are therefore liable to pay compensation for damages suffered by the party and the party president to their good name and impeccable reputation. The damages are tentatively valued at Rs 200 crore for the reputation of the party President and Rs 300 crore for the reputation of the party,” he added.
RS Bharati warned him of legal consequences and gave him 48 hours to fulfill the conditions of the notice.
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