Gadkari files defamation case against Kejriwal
Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari at Patiala House Courth to file a defamation case against AAP leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Feb.18, 2014.
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New Delhi , 18 Feb 2014
BJP leader Nitin Gadkari filed a defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal, who has resigned as Delhi chief minister, in a court here Tuesday and said that Kejriwal has tarnished his image by calling him corrupt.The complaint was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha. The complaint said that on Jan 31 "Kejriwal has deliberately released the list of India's most corrupt people mentioning his (Gadkari's) name in a grossly irresponsible manner". Kejriwal "has deliberately tried to malign (Gadkari's) image though he is not involved in any wrongful or corrupt act," the complaint stated.Gadkari requested the court to take action against Kejriwal and prosecute him for defaming him.