New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will file a defamation case against former cricketer and BJP candidate from East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency Gautam Gambhir for allegedly circulating pamphlets with derogatory and casteist remarks against its leader Atishi Marlena.
This comes a day after Gambhir sent a defamation notice to Atishi, Sisodia and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, demanding an unconditional apology over the "defamatory" comments against him.
Speaking to media, Sisodia said, "The kind of language Gautam Gambhir has used in the paper is terrible (wahiyat). It is shameful to read it. How dare he speak against me, Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena? How is he filing a defamation case? We are the ones being defamed, we will file a defamation case against him. We will try to send a defamation notice to him today."
"I advise Gautam Gambhir to see TV interviews of his party leaders and take action which he has committed to do," he added.
On Thursday, Atishi had accused Gambhir of circulating pamphlets with derogatory and casteist remarks against her. "They have shown how low they can stoop. Pamphlet states that 'she is a very good example of a mixed breed'," she had told media here.