Ex-CAG Vinod Rai apologises to Sanjay Nirupam in defamation case

New Delhi:  Former CAG Vinod Rai on Thursday apologised to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam in a defamation case filed by the later.
The case was being heard in the Patiala House court in Delhi.
Sanjay Nirupam said, “Finally former CAG Vinod Rai tendered an unconditional apology to me in a defamation case filed by me in MM Court, Patiala house, New Delhi today. He must apologize to the nation now for all his forged reports about 2G and Coal block allocations done by the UPA Govt.” Finally former CAG Vinod Rai tendered an unconditional apology to me in a defamation case filed by me in MM Court, Patiyala house, New Delhi today. He must apologize to the nation now for all his forged reports about 2G and Coal block allocations done by the UPA Govt. #VinodRai pic.twitter.com/OdxwZXonCq — Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) October 28, 2021 The case pertains to a book which was written by Vinod Rai in 2015 and during its publicity allegedly had said that when he was investigating the coal block allocation, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam had met him and told him not to mention Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s name.
The Congress leader said it was totally false and first he asked him to withdraw his comment, but when did not do so, he filed a case in the Patiala House Court.
In his affidavit, Rai said, “That I understand the pain and agony my statement had caused to Shri Sanjay Nirupam, his family and well wishers, I offer my unconditional apology.”