The record
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- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has filed a defamation case in the Bombay High Court against Meta, X, Google and unnamed persons over deepfake content that wrongly linked him to the ethanol blending policy controversy.
- He is seeking Rs 11 crore in damages and removal of 24 social media posts he says defamed him, claiming he has no connection to the E20 policy.
- The case came up before a bench led by Justice Arif Doctor, which directed his lawyer Sandeep S. Latta to submit all case documents and adjourned the hearing to August 5.
- The case follows a wave of social media posts targeting Gadkari after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, with opposition parties like the AAP and Congress also raising concerns about the ethanol blending policy.
What to watch next
- The next hearing of the defamation case on August 5 in the Bombay High Court.
- Whether the court orders removal of the 24 flagged social media posts.
- Aruna... Kejriwal's announced 'National Town Hall' on the E20 issue and further opposition moves on the ethanol policy.
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Named India · Google · Meta · X · Aam Aadmi Party · Arif Doctor · Arvind Kejriwal · Bombay High Court · Congress · Dharmendra Pradhan · Guldeep Singh Rathore · Indian Vehicle Manufacturers Association · Nitin Gadkari
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