New York, NY (AHN) - An affiliate of a political party in India has filed a $100 million libel suit in Manhattan against rival party supporters who criticized its leader, Sonia Gandhi, in a newspaper ad in October.
The Indian National Overseas Congress, composed of supporters of the Indian National Congress (INC), took issue with two supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party for placing a $65,000 ad in the New York Times during Gandhi's visit to New York City in 2007. The ad pointed out that the INC chair was not related to Mohandas Gandhi, who led India's independence from British rule.
At the time, Sonia Gandhi was attending the commemoration of her namesake's birthday at the United Nations in observance of the International Day of Non-Violence, a movement Mohandas Gandhi formed.
Sued were former law firm secretary Narain Kataria and retired insurance agent Arish Sahani. Their lawyer described the lawsuit as INC's attempt to silence its critics in the U.S.
Dr. Surinder Malhotra, head of the INC subsidiary, said the unprecedented suit has nothing to do with the party in India, according to NYSun.com.
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