Congress Initiates Action Against BJP’s Priti Gandhi, 4 Others Over ‘Fake News’ – The Quint

Lavanya Ballal, general secretary of the Congress communications wing, who is part of the walkathon, tagged Priti Gandhi to inform her she would soon get a lawyer's notice for her malicious comments, according to The Telegraph.

"Dear @MrsGandhi, please expect legal notice. You are the real vile Bharat thodo team. A vulture which feeds and spreads fake news," the tweet said.

In response, Priti came up with a more vitriolic tweet, accompanied by the same picture of Rahul and Miva.

"But what is it with Rahul Gandhi? Why does he grab young girls to get pictures? Last time, we were told she is his niece but whats the excuse now? He isnt the father figure types & even if he is, why get so intimate for photos? This excessive display of affection is troubling!" Priti wrote.

Last week, the BJP's Tamil Nadu IT cell chief, CT Nirmal Kumar, posted an old picture of Rahul Gandhi holding a young woman's hand, giving sexual connotations to it.

After Congress leaders emphasised that the young woman in the picture was Rahul Gandhi's niece, Kumar deleted the tweet.

(With inputs from PTI and The Telegraph.)

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Congress Initiates Action Against BJP's Priti Gandhi, 4 Others Over 'Fake News' - The Quint