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IT and HRD Minister and TDP National wide caput Nara Lokesh volition look earlier the 12th Additional District Judge Court successful Visakhapatnam connected Wednesday (January 7) for cross-examination successful a defamation lawsuit helium filed against ‘Sakshi’ daily.
The lawsuit pertains to alleged mendacious and defamatory study published successful the regular connected October 22, 2019.
Mr. Lokesh contended that the study was based connected fabricated facts and published with the deliberate volition of damaging his reputation.
This would beryllium the 3rd circular of cross-examination successful the case. Two earlier rounds of cross-examination had already been completed. Mr. Lokesh was personally attending the proceedings.
As per the petition filed by Mr. Lokesh, the paper had allegedly published mendacious claims suggesting his beingness successful Visakhapatnam connected circumstantial dates, portion helium was not successful the metropolis astatine each during that period. He had stated earlier the tribunal that expenses incurred for authoritative guests invited by the authorities were wrongly attributed to him successful bid to malign his image.
Senior advocates Doddala Koteswara Rao and S.V. Ramana are representing Mr. Lokesh successful the case.
