# Kerala Court Summons BJP Leader Over Defamation Case

> Kerala court orders BJP's R Sreelekha to appear in criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi's remarks.
- Title: Kerala Court Summons BJP Leader Over Defamation Case · mint
- Summary: Kerala court orders BJP's R Sreelekha to appear in criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi's remarks.
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- Author: Garvit Bhirani
- Published: 2026-11-12T15:54:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kerala court, rahul gandhi, r sreelekha, defamation case, bjp, congress, keralam, punalur, criminal case, kerala pradesh congress committee, india, news
## Kerala Court Summons
Kerala court summons BJP leader R Sreelekha to appear on December 2 in criminal defamation case.
## Complaint Details
KPCC general secretary K P Sreekumar filed complaint alleging Sreelekha made baseless drug-related remarks about Gandhi.
## Defamation Allegations
Sreelekha accused of falsely claiming Gandhi's protest behavior resembled drug-influenced person.

> falsely and maliciously alleged that Gandhi's behaviour during a democratic protest in Delhi resembled that of a person acting under the severe influence of drugs and narcotics
## Previous Position
Sreelekha previously held state's highest law-enforcement office as Director General of Police.
## Intentional Damage
Complaint claims Sreelekha intentionally fabricated remarks to damage Gandhi's reputation.

> Despite having complete knowledge that no such facts existed, she intentionally and maliciously fabricated and published these scandalous imputations
## Legal Action
Police registered FIR under Section 192 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for provoking riot.
## Key takeaway

Kerala court summons BJP leader R Sreelekha to face criminal defamation charges over comments about Rahul Gandhi at a party event in October.