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Delhi HC tells Cong. leaders to remove defamatory tweets on Smriti Irani, daughter

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The Delhi High Court on Friday, July 29, 2022 asked Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’Souza to remove allegedly defamatory tweets and posts from social media in relation to the allegations made against Union Minister Smriti Irani and her daughter.

Justice Mini Pushkarna also issued summons to Congress leaders on a civil defamation suit filed by the Union minister seeking damages of over ₹2 crore for allegedly making baseless allegations against her and her daughter.

The High Court said in case the Congress leaders do not comply with the directions to remove the allegdly defamatory materials within 24 hours, social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and YouTube will take down the material.

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