Speaker Gaddam Serves Legal Notices On Ex-BRS MLA Anand
The legal notice denied claims that the affairs of the Vikarabad municipality were being controlled by the Speaker’s family for personal benefit, describing the remarks as completely fabricated
Hyderabad: Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Friday issued a legal notice to BRS former Vikarabad MLA Methuku Anand, accusing him of making defamatory and scandalous statements during press conferences held on January 14 and January 19. The notice stated that the allegations had caused severe mental agony, harmed the Speaker’s reputation and adversely affected his public standing.
Seeking a ₹10-crore compensation, the Speaker, who represents Vikarabad, demanded that Anand withdraw all the alleged defamatory remarks within seven days and issue an unconditional public apology through the same media platforms where the statements were made.
The notice also directed Anand to submit a written undertaking stating that he would refrain from making such allegations in the future. It referred to claims attributed to Anand that the Speaker had dismissed disqualification petitions linked to the alleged defections of BRS MLAs to the Congress in return for bribes amounting to hundreds of crores. The Speaker categorically rejected these accusations as false, baseless and per se defamatory.
The legal notice denied claims that the affairs of the Vikarabad municipality were being controlled by the Speaker’s family for personal benefit, describing the remarks as completely fabricated. It accused Anand of acting recklessly and maliciously with the intention of damaging the Speaker’s reputation and lowering the dignity of the constitutional office he held.