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'If she fails to delete the tweet and apologise, I will file a case under Section 67 of the IT Act along with Sections 505 and 153A of the IPC,' lawyer Vibhor Anand told MyNation
New Delhi: Following Congress social media head Divya Spandana’s act of tweeting a morphed image of Narendra Modi with a defamatory hashtag against the Prime Minister, lawyer Vibhor Anand has threatened to file a case of defamation against her.
25-year-old Anand, who had earlier dragged Arvind Kejriwal to court on the charge of sedition, would demand of Spandana damages worth a whopping Rs 10,000 crore if she failed to apologise for the said tweet and delete it latest by 12 tonight.
I would initiate a 10k Cr Civil defamation suit and Criminal Case under Section 67, IT Act, 505/153A IPC against if she doesn't delete this tweet and issue a public apology... https://t.co/oEpMbS0mQw
— Vibhor Anand (@vibhor_anand)
Speaking to MyNation, the founder of India Against Biased Media (IAMB) said, “If she fails to delete the tweet and apologise, I will file a case under Section 67 of the IT Act along with Sections 505 and 153A of the IPC.” He has also threatened to make Congress president Rahul Gandhi a party to the dispute in the court.
On being asked where would he get the requisite 1% of the of the Rs 10,000 crore for the defamation suite, as required by law, he said, “People will help us with that.”
— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana)
The Congress social media had called the Prime Minister a "chor" (thief).
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