Shiv Sena Uddhav faction leader and MP Sanjay Raut has filed a defamation case in a Maharashtra court against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya for his derogatory tweet. Rajya Sabha member filed a complaint against Somaiya (Kirit Somaiya) under Indian Penal Code section 2020 (Punishment for defamation) urged to take cognizance of the offense punishable under. , It is stated in the complaint that since the year 2020, I noticed that The accused made some tweets on his Twitter account with defamatory statements against me, which are completely unwarranted statements. Raut said that he is surprised by these statements of the BJP leader. It is expected that the court will hear the matter in the coming days. Earlier in the month of February, Sanjay Raut had demanded an apology by sending a legal notice to Kirit Somaiya regarding this matter. , Raut had warned Somaiya Sanjay Raut said, when he was in jail in a case registered by ED, Kirit Somaiya had made some tweets. In the legal notice, Somaiya was asked to tender an unconditional public apology for making false and baseless allegations. Raut also warned that if Somaiya did not do so, he would file a defamation case against him. What did Sanjay Raut’s lawyer say? Referring to 5 tweets of Kirit Somaiya, Sanjay Raut’s lawyer had said that you have made many false and baseless allegations against my client. Every allegation on your Twitter account is completely false, fabricated and without any evidence. These tweets were derogatory and made to tarnish Raut’s credibility and reputation. ,Kirit Somaiya alias Popatlal is making false allegations against me – Raut

Regarding this matter, Sanjay Raut had tweeted that BJP’s Kirit Somaiya alias Popatlal is making false allegations against me and throwing mud at Shiv Sena leaders. I have started legal action and sent legal notice to Mr. Popatlal, truth will prevail soon. Sanjay Raut was arrested by the ED in the month of August last year in the Patra Chawl land scam case. However, Raut claims that he is innocent and is being framed. , )189Kirit SomaiyaPublished Date

Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 7: 50 AM IST