Harish Rao sends legal notices to Congress leaders over remarks

BRS leader T Harish Rao served legal notices on Congress leaders Addanki Dayakar and Sama Ramamohan Reddy over alleged defamatory remarks accusing him of performing black magic, demanding public apologies, withdrawal of the allegations and removal of related content from all platforms.

Hyderabad: BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao has served legal notices on Congress leaders Addanki Dayakar and Sama Ramamohan Reddy over alleged defamatory remarks accusing him of performing black magic and tantric rituals at temples. The Congress leaders were asked to withdraw their allegations and issue public apologies through the same media platforms where the remarks were made, failing which legal action, including civil and criminal proceedings, would be initiated.

The Congress leaders were also asked to remove the alleged defamatory videos and posts from social media, websites and other digital and print platforms.

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In the notices issued through his advocate, Harish Rao said the remarks were deliberately made to tarnish his reputation and damage his standing among the public. The BRS leader’s advocate termed the allegations that Harish Rao visited temples with the intention of preventing rainfall and causing drought in Telangana as false and baseless.

The notices said Harish Rao had visited temples as part of religious and customary practice and alleged that the Congress leaders had distorted such visits for political purposes, thereby hurting the sentiments of devotees. The Congress leaders were accused of attempting to target BRS leaders, including Harish Rao, for questioning the Congress government over its alleged failure to fulfil its promises and address public issues.