New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Mahindra Group issued a statement on Monday regarding the "undignified and highly inappropriate messages" allegedly posted by one of its employees toward a political leader on Facebook.

This comes a day after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo alleged that Mahindra's Nashik branch manager and a BJP worker, Satyabrata Nayak, sent her rape and murder threats on Facebook.

In an official statement, the Mahindra Group said an immediate investigation is being conducted "with utmost seriousness" and assured that strict action would be taken should the allegations be validated.

The company said it has "zero tolerance for any form of misconduct, intimidation, or threats" and has "always enshrined the importance of hum...