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India TV sends defamation notice to Newslaundry, Tanu Sharma
Ref: http://www.newslaundry.com/2014/07/07/india-tv-defamation-notice-and-the-response/
New Delhi

India TV as sent legal notices to the media watch site Newslaundry as well as to India TV journalist Tanu Sharma, who attempted suicide over alleged harassment by senior India TV staff.

The website has published the notice as well as the response that India TV sent to its reporter Manisha Pande for her story"Tanu Sharma Vs India TV".

Caravan magazine adds:

In their legal notice to Tanu Sharma, Rajat Sharma and Ritu Dhawan accuse Tanu of making"various mischievous and malicious comments/statements which contain false, concocted and defamatory allegations "¦ with a clear intention to tarnish and malign" both them and India TV."The defamatory and vilification campaign "¦ is being carried out with an ulterior motive of reckoning vengeance against our clients."

It calls on her to"immediately stop such vilification and defamatory campaign" and on Newslaundry and www.aapkibaat.com to"immediately remove the objectionable articles,""issue a public statement apologizing "¦ and circulate the same on all platforms including online websites, social networking sites, twitter handle, facebook accounts and all print or digital media."

See more at: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/india-tv-and-tanu-sharma#sthash.UaetvLQk.dpuf