Shashi Tharoor is contesting from Trivandrum Lok Sabha constituency (file photo)
New Delhi:
Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha candidate Shashi Tharoor has been booked for allegedly running a false campaign against union minister and rival candidate Rajiv Chandrasekhar, police said here on Sunday.
The cyber police registered the case on April 15 but did not reveal the details until today.
According to police, the case against Tharoor was registered based on a complaint filed by BJP leader JR Padmakumar, who accused the Congress leader of creating false propaganda against Chandrasekhar in a television show.
The complainant alleged that Mr. Tharoor made defamatory remarks against Mr. Chandrasekhar during the program on issues affecting voters in the coastal districts in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The case was registered under Sections 171-G and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 65 of the Information Technology Act, a cyber police official said, adding that the matter was being investigated.
IPC 177-G deals with making false statements in connection with elections, while IPC 500 deals with defamation.
Mr Tharoor, who hails from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, is yet to react on the registration of the case.
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