A Delhi court on Wednesday adjourned till November 11 the order on the framing of notice in a defamation case against Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor over his "scorpion on Shivling" remark. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal was hearing a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajeev Babbar on Tharoor for his "scorpion on Shivling" remark. "There is an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, who expressed their frustration to curb Modi -- 'Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a shivling. Babbar has alleged that Tharoor's remarks hurt his religious sentiments. "I am a devotee of Lord Shiva...

Source: dna October 09, 2019 11:15 UTC