SunstarTV Bureau: A legal notice was sent to lyricist Javed Akhtar for allegedly making false defamatory remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in an interview to a news channel.
The legal notice has sent by a city based lawyer named Santosh Dubey on Wednesday, and sought for an apology from him over it.
Dubey also said he would file a criminal case seeking damages of Rs 100 Crore from Akhtar, if he fails to tender an unconditional written apology and withdraw all his statements within seven days from receipt of the notice.
Notably, the lyricist in an interview with a news channel drew parallels between the Taliban and Hindu extremists. According to lawyer’s legal notice claimed that Akhtar has committed an offence under Indian Penal Code Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation).
