MCC nodal officer issues warning to Shashi Tharoor over ‘unverified claims’
The sitting Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has been warned by the election official not to make unverified allegations during the election campaign against his political opponent Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
During an interview program, Tharoor accused Rajeev Chandrasekhar of offering money to voters and religious leaders for votes, after which a complained was filed by J R Padmakumar, Election Legal Convenor, BJP before the election officials on April 6.
The complaint pointed out that “unsubstantiated accusations” were made by Tharoor during an interview program hosted by a television news channel.
After detailed verification, the Nodal Officer said: “Tharoor is given a strict warning to not make unverified allegations in the future in contravention to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The media channel is also directed not to broadcast the impugned part of the interview till the MCC is in force. They are also directed to remove/stop any other form of publication of the impugned part of the interview till the MCC is in force.”
Another complaint was registered against Tharoor, filed by V V Rajesh, NDA Convenor over the same program. It was pointed out that Tharoor in the interview made false and frivolous statements to defame Chandrasekhar.
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