Pune, Sept 11: Gandhian Anna Hazare may have forgiven Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari for making allegations of corruption against him, but his lawyer Milind Pawar had sent a notice to Tewari.
While addressing the media on Thursday evening in Ralegan Siddhi, Hazare had said: “I had challenged Tiwari's allegations against me. He apologised later in front of the media, which I now accept.”
But Hazare's lawyer Milind Pawar has sent a notice to Tewari asking for a written apology. “If my lawyer has sent a notice, then Tewari should reply to it,” Hazare said.
Tewari had called Hazare corrupt, an allegation that was strongly challenged by the Gandhian. Pawar had earlier stated that a criminal case would be filed against Tewari. Tiwari had stated that the Sawant Commission had indicted Hazare for “being steeped in corruption from head to toe.”
“Even though Tewari has apologised in front of the media, he owes a written apology to Anna. I had a discussion with Anna after he returned from New Delhi. We have decided to send the notice,” Pawar said.
The notice states that Tewari had committed an offence under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code by defamatory references to Hazare, and must apologise in a “written application.” The notice also asks Tewari to state in writing that he and his party “would not commit such false imputations and [issue] defamatory statements in future.”
