BJP threatens legal action over ‘false reports’ on Thrissur office
The BJP's Thrissur unit has threatened legal action against a former staff member and media outlets for reporting allegations of black money transactions. The party denies the claims, labeling them as fabricated and motivated by personal vengeance.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Thrissur City unit on Wednesday threatened legal action against a former temporary staff at its office and media organisations over what it described as “false and misleading” reports linking the party’s district office to alleged black money transactions during the Assembly election.
In a press release on Wednesday, BJP Thrissur City president Justin Jacob alleged that some media outlets had been publishing “baseless and one-sided” reports aimed at damaging the party’s image.
“The reports relating to the district office are factually incorrect and mislead the public,” Mr. Jacob said.
Referring to P. Akshay, who has levelled the allegations, Mr. Jacob said he “was never the district office secretary of the BJP” but had worked only as a temporary supporting staff member at the district office.
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