Summons of Dhruv Rathee:

Delhi’s Saket Court has issued summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and others. This summons has been issued in a defamation case filed by BJP’s Mumbai unit spokesperson Suresh Karamshi Nakhua.

BJP Mumbai unit spokesperson Suresh Karamshi Nakhua had filed this case against Dhruv on July 7. Nakhua says that Dhruv Rathee had called him a violent and indecent troll in a video.

After filing a case against Dhruv on 7 July, District Judge Gunjan Gupta issued this summons on 19 July 2024. According to the defamation case, Dhruv Rathee had posted a video on the same day, titled – ‘My reply to Godi YouTubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee’. This video has received 27,457,600 views and more than 25 lakh likes till 7:20 pm on 24 July.

Nakhua says Dhruv Rathee had called him a violent and abusive troll in a video.

Nakhua says Rathee had called him a violent and abusive troll in a video.

The video was made to insult the dignity
In the defamation petition, Suresh Karamshi Nakhua said that Mr. Rathee claimed in his video that PM Modi hosted trolls like Ankit Jain, Suresh Nakhua and Tajinder Bagga in his office who spread violence and spoke abusive things about others.

The petition further said that in this video Nakhua has been shown as having violent tendencies without any reason, that too just because the Prime Minister also follows him. Therefore, it is clear that this video has been made to tarnish the reputation of Nakhua in the eyes of the people.

BJP spokesperson Suresh Nakhua with PM Modi.

Dhruv Rathi’s intention behind making the video was deceitful
The petition in Nakhua also said that Mr. Rathee’s video was extremely provocative and inflammatory. It spread like wildfire on all digital platforms. In this, he made big and baseless claims against Nakhua. His intention behind this video was deceitful. In this video, he claimed without any basis that Nakhua is in any way associated with violent and abusive troll activities.

Earlier in May 26, Swati Maliwal said- Rathee made a one-sided video against me: After this, rape-murder threats increased; he is acting like an AAP spokesperson

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on May 26 made serious allegations against YouTuber Rathee. She said on social media platform X that Dhruv Rathee posted a video against me. Due to this, the rape and murder threats I was already receiving have increased. People like him claim to be independent journalists. However, they are acting like AAP spokespersons.