Pawan Khera moves Delhi High Court against Arnab Goswami over ‘Enemy of the Nation’ remark
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly calling the Indian National Congress (INC) the “enemy of the nation” during a live broadcast on Operation Sindoor.
The remark, made during a segment aired while India was engaged in conflict with Pakistan, reportedly included the statement: "As of now, the party is with enemy of the nation. If you are a Congress voter, are you also an enemy of the nation?"
The matter was heard briefly on Monday by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who noted that Khera had filed the suit in his personal capacity, whereas the alleged defamatory remark targeted the political party. The Court directed Khera to amend his plaint accordingly and file a revised memo of parties.
Khera’s legal counsel agreed to make the necessary amendments.
Meanwhile, Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appeared on behalf of Goswami and informed the Court that they had not yet received a copy of the suit. Justice Kaurav clarified that the Court would hear Goswami’s side once summons are officially issued.
The next date of hearing will be set after Khera files the amended plea.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
