Defamation case: TMC MP Saket Gokhale says he is ready to apologise to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
The Hindu
TMC MP Saket Gokhale to issue public apology to Lakshmi Puri over defamatory statements, Delhi High Court rules.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale on Friday (May 30, 2025) informed the Delhi High Court that he would issue a public apology to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri over his alleged defamatory statements against her on X.
Earlier, a single-judge Bench of the High Court had asked Mr. Gokhale to pay ₹50 lakh to Ms. Puri and issue a public apology. Ms. Puri had filed a defamation case against the TMC MP stating that her goodwill and reputation were “tarnished” by reckless and false allegations in the context of an apartment that she owned in Geneva.
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