Jagan lodges a defamation claim worth Rs 100 crore against news organizations over reports of allegedly compromised Adani power deal

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against several media houses for allegedly spreading “false and scandalous” claims about him in their reporting on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against industrialist Gautam Adani. Reddy, a key suspect in the case, is accused of accepting a bribe from Adani to secure solar power contracts. The suit seeks an interim injunction and the removal of defamatory articles from public circulation. The petitioners are accused of misusing reports on U.S. legal proceedings to propagate defamatory content, causing harm to Reddy’s reputation. The US SEC’s indictment order mentions a high-ranking Andhra Pradesh official, later revealed to be Reddy, who met with Adani in August 2021 to discuss the solar power contracts. Reddy is alleged to have accepted a bribe of Rs 1,700 crore.