New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his "scorpion sitting on a Shivling" remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be closed, media reports said.

The defamation case was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Babbar against the remark, which was passed in 2018.

While Tharoor's advocate requested for an adjournment of the case, Babbar's counsel requested the court to list it on a "non-miscellaneous day".

The court has agreed to hear the case on some other day.

On August 29 last year, Tharoor had pleaded before the Delhi High Court to quash the case against him. The High Court had rejected the plea.

Challenging the High Court order, t...