MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Kirit Somaiya on Monday filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in the Bombay High Court. Raut had accused Medha and her husband of being involved in a Rs 100 crore scam in the construction of public toilets in the area under the jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation.
“Medha Kirit Somaiya filed Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Shivsena Sanjay Raut today in the Bombay High Court,” Kirit Somaiya tweeted.
The BJP leader said that he doesn’t want defamation money, but the money should be used for social work. He further said that now Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut will have to answer. They are making alleging against without any evidence.
Earlier this month, Professor Dr Medha registered a complaint against Raut stating that the accused made malicious and unwarranted statements against the complainant in the media.
“Sanjay Raut is Executive Editor of Marathi newspaper ‘Saamna’ and is also the chief spokesman of Shiv Sena, a political party. Around April, 16 and thereafter, he made malicious and unwarranted mischievous statements against me in the media, which was printed, published and circulated to the general public at large through electronic and print media. The said malicious statements were also viral on social media platforms,” she said in her complaint. (ANI)