Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court in a civil suit over alleged misuse of personality and publicity rights through AI-generated deepfake videos, highlighting serious concerns over digital identity protection and growing legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence in India.
The Delhi High Court has asked Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to respond to BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s petition challenging a lower court’s dismissal of his defamation complaint. Chandrasekhar claims Tharoor made false statements regarding voter bribery during the 2024 elections, which allegedly harmed his reputation. A hearing is scheduled for September 16.
The Delhi High Court will hear BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s case against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is accused of making “derogatory and malicious statements” in interviews. The hearing, initially scheduled recently, was postponed to May 20, 2025, at the request of both parties’ lawyers for a short delay.
A Delhi Court criticized media sensationalism while dismissing BJP leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar’s defamation complaint against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The court found that the Malayalam news channel 24News misrepresented Tharoor’s statements by using edited clips, leading to a distorted narrative. It emphasized the importance of context in media reporting.
Today, On 4th January, A Delhi court dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The complaint, filed by Chandrasekhar, alleged that Tharoor made derogatory claims, accusing him of bribing voters in Thiruvananthapuram during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The court found no sufficient grounds to proceed with the case.