BJP State president Kanna Lakshminarayana sent a legal notice to AP Planning Board Vice Chairman C. Kutumba Rao seeking unconditional apology for his remarks against him that he would pay ₹10 lakh to the BJP State president if he managed to get the deposit in the election. Mr. Rao has entitled to defamation compensation of ₹10 crore for his remarks that damaged the reputation and caused mental agony, torture and humiliation, he said in the notice.
His counsel V. Srinivasa Raju sent the notice, a copy of it was released to the media on Sunday.
The BJP leader said that Mr. Rao’s statements, challenges and offers would amount to betting in elections and violation of the Model Code of Conduct which was prohibited and also punishable.