It is known news that politician, writer, former career international diplomat and former union minister Shashi Tharoor made controversial comments on prime minister Narendra Modi by calling him “Scorpion On Shivling”.( https://www.telugu360.com/pm-modi-scorpion-on-shivling-says-shashi-tharoor/ ). BJP leader Rajeev Babbar now filed defamation complaint against Shashi Tharoor for ‘Scorpion’ remark on Modi.

Earlier, speaking at an event in Bengaluru, Shashi Tharoor said that RSS is also fed up with Modi but they can’t curb him as RSS sees Modi like a Scorpion sitting on a Shivling, whom you cannot move with your hand nor you can hit it with a chappal. Now Delhi BJP leader Rajeev Babbar alleged that Tharoor with “mala fide intention made the statement which is not only abuse of the Hindu deity but also defamatory”. Rajeev Babbar filed defamation complaint and ”The speech of the accused had lowered down the credit and image of the complainant. The complainant was hurt and anguished as the intentional, defamatory and mischievous statement of the accused has lowered the reputation of the complainant in the eyes of others present there,” the complaint said.

Rajeev Babbar added that Tharoor “deliberately did this malicious act, intending to outrage religious feeling of Lord Shiva devotees by insulting their religious believes”. The complaint has been filed under Sections 499 and 500 of IPC relating to defamation. If convicted, Tharoor may face a maximum punishment of two years in jail.