NACOF serves legal notice on BRS leader R.S. Praveen Kumar over allegations, seeks apology
NACOF India Ltd. has issued a legal notice to BRS leader R.S. Praveen Kumar, demanding an apology for alleged defamatory statements regarding a government tender. The federation maintains that its procurement process was transparent and competitive.
Why it matters
This dispute underscores the tension between political oversight of public procurement and the legal protections afforded to cooperative entities.
NACOF India Ltd. has served a legal notice on BRS leader and former senior IPS officer R.S. Praveen Kumar on Wednesday over alleged defamatory statements made against the federation at a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on September 17, 2026, concerning the tender for the supply of food provisions and cleaning materials to the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS).
The federation has given Mr. Praveen Kumar seven days to withdraw the allegations, remove related videos and social media posts uploaded by a vernacular news channel, and issue a formal written apology on the same platforms. Failure to comply would prompt NACOF to initiate civil and criminal proceedings seeking damages and injunctive relief, the notice said.
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