Shashi Tharoor, the United Democratic Front (UDF)’s candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, has refuted charges that he had levelled allegations at his opponent Rajeev Chandrasekhar of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) relating to bribing voters in the run-up to the elections.
In a response to the legal notice served on him, the Congress leader asserted that he has “knowingly or unknowingly not made any false and malicious imputations” against Mr. Chandrasekhar. He added that he had no intention to challenge the reputation and goodwill of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, whose allegations regarding a larger misinformation campaign is “nothing but figments of his fanciful imagination.”
The advocate representing Mr. Tharoor has stated that his client will not tender any apology as demanded by Mr. Chandrasekhar. The legal team has also demanded the BJP leader to withdraw all the allegations and complaints made by Mr. Chandrasekhar, and to tender an unconditional apology to Mr. Tharoor for “raising false and malicious claims” against him.
