Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Feb. 14 -- : Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday appeared before a court here in connection with the defamation case he filed against Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai last year.
"I went to court today, for once as the complainant against two BJP netas who had maliciously defamed me last year. I had filed both suits 10/11 months ago but decided to persist w/prosecution because it's important to fight for decency in politics. Lies stifle democracy and must stop," Tharoor tweeted.
While talking to media here, Tharoor said, "Sreedharan Pillai on March 5 in a public conference made two astonishing accusations against me maliciously intended to tarnish my image. First, three wives had died and that ...