Ravi Shankar Prasad unconditionally withdraws comment calling Shashi Tharoor a murder accused; Tharoor to withdraw defamation case

Tharoor had filed a criminal defamation case against Prasad before a Kerala court.
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shashi Tharoor
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shashi Tharoor
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Union Law & Justice Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has unconditionally withdrawn his comment calling Shashi Tharoor a murder accused.

In his letter to the Congress Leader, the Minister has said,

More than a year ago during the heat of campaign, I had made a comment describing you as an accused in a murder case. On receiving subsequent information about the conclusion of the investigation in the concerned case, I learnt that the said allegation against you is not factually correct. I accordingly, withdraw it unconditonally.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
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