Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah sends Rs 1-bn defamation notice to PM Modi, Shah

Siddaramaiah also sent a notice to the BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa, whom the Congress has repeatedly accused of corruption

Narendra Modi, BJP, AMIT SHAH, BYPOLLS, NORTHEAST ELECTION, KARTI CHIDAMBARAM, PRIME MINISTER,HEMANT BISWA SHARMA,Siddaramaiah, B S Yeddyurappa, AKRNATAKA ELECTION

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Press Trust of India

Last Updated : May 08 2018 | 1:01 AM IST

Stung by a volley of barbs against him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah over alleged corruption, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday sent legal notices to them warning he would file criminal and civil defamation cases.

Taking his running battle against Modi to a new level, Siddaramaiah also sent a notice to the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa, whom the Congress has repeatedly accused of corruption.

The notice asked them to tender unconditional apology or face a defamation suit for Rs 1 billion. Modi has repeatedly attacked Siddaramaiah over alleged corruption,

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