Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday sent a legal notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Jairam Ramesh for sharing a “twisted, distorted” version of one of his interviews on the microblogging site X.
Gadkari alleged that the Congress shared a 19-second clip by “concealing the contextual intent and meaning” of his interview, adding that the “sinister act” was done with the sole intent to “fan and create confusion, sensation and disrepute” to him.
According to an NDTV report, the “factually incorrect” video was an “intentional attempt” by the Congress leaders to “insult and demean” him, “coupled with the intent to provoke members of the BJP to develop ideological rift”, Gadkari added.
He further claimed that the clip has resulted in “big reputation damage, defamation and great loss of credibility”.
“The interview has also been twisted, distorted and presented on your microblogging site ‘X’ wall by uploading the above video which is bereft and devoid of contextual meaning,” the notice by the BJP leader read.
Gadkari then asked Congress to delete the post “within 24 hours of receipt of this legal notice” and also demanded a written apology within three days.
In the video shared by the Congress, Nitin Gadkari was heard saying, “Villages, poor, labourers and farmers are unhappy…The villages do not have good roads, there is no water to drink, there are no good hospitals, there are no good schools”.
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways has accused Congress of clipping the parts where he mentioned what efforts were being made with good outcomes in the tenure of the present Union Government.
“(They) deliberately posted the Hindi captions and video by concealing the contextual meaning of the interaction which is deliberate and malicious to malign the reputation (of the minister),” Gadkari said.
The Congress is yet to respond to the notice.
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