Tharoor sues Sunday Indian

IN Media Watch Briefs | 12/11/2011

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has filed a Rs.10 crore defamation suit against The Sunday Indian magazine for publishing an article insinuating that he has black money stashed away in Swiss banks. Tharoor, a former minister of state for external affairs, has appointed the Kochi-based legal firm of Sherrif Associates to represent him. The firm has sent the defamation notice to the editor in charge and two others officials of the magazine. (IANS)

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