The Saket Court in Delhi has issued a summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and others in a defamation suit filed by Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, a spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai unit, for allegedly referring to him as a violent and abusive troll.
District Judge Gunjan Gupta issued the summons on July 19, 2024, for Dhruv Rathee and social media intermediaries to appear on August 6. Advocates Raghav Awasthi and Mukesh Sharma represented the BJP leader in the case.
According to the case, Dhruv Rathee uploaded a video on his YouTube channel titled “My Reply to Godi Youtubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee.” As of the filing date, the video had received 24,185,609 views and more than 2.3 million likes, with numbers increasing by the minute.
Suresh Karamshi Nakhua stated that Dhruv Rathee claimed Prime Minister Modi had hosted violent and abusive trolls like Ankit Jain, Suresh Nakhua, and Tajinder Bagga at his official residence. Nakhua argued that the video, which has rapidly amassed over 24 million views and 2.3 million likes, has the potential to damage his reputation among the general public.
Nakhua further alleged that Dhruv Rathee, in a highly provocative and incendiary video that spread rapidly across digital platforms, made bold and unsubstantiated claims against him. He contended that the video’s insidious intent was to imply that he was involved in violent and abusive trolling activities.
The suit claims that as a result of Dhruv Rathee’s defamatory statements, the BJP leader’s reputation has been severely damaged. It asserts that the false accusations have led to widespread condemnation and ridicule, causing irreparable harm to his personal and professional life.
