YouTuber Rashid Siddiquee has opposed the defamation notice issued against him by actor Akshay Kumar in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput death case and refused to pay ₹ 500 crore damages sought by the star, saying there was nothing defamatory in his videos. Siddiquee has also urged Akshay Kumar to withdraw the notice, failing which he would initiate “appropriate legal proceedings” against the actor. Kumar had on November 17 issued a defamation notice against Siddiquee seeking ₹ 500 crore in damages for making “false and baseless allegations” against him in Rajput’s death case. It further questioned the delay in the defamation notice sent and said the videos were uploaded in August 2020. Siddiquee sought Kumar to withdraw the notice and said if it is not done, he would initiate appropriate legal proceedings.

Source: The Hindu November 21, 2020 07:01 UTC