India, Oct. 14 -- Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, Managing Director of Pride East Entertainment Private Limited and wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has lodged a defamation case against Assam Jatiya Parishad leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi.

The reason: False assertions on the nature of the 'Golden Threads of Assam' organisation.

Bhuyan says that the organisation is "a society registered under the Society Act, comprising over 3,000 individuals at the grassroots level," contrary to Gogoi's alleged claims that it operates as a commercial company.

The dispute goes beyond organisational classification.

As per Riniki, conducting a fashion show following recent events "damages the credibility" of ongoing justice campaigns while "falsely using...