Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saket Gokhale
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale on Friday (May 30, 2025) informed the Delhi High Court that he would issue a public apology to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri over his alleged defamatory statements against her on X.

Earlier, a single-judge Bench of the High Court had asked Mr. Gokhale to pay ₹50 lakh to Ms. Puri and issue a public apology. Ms. Puri had filed a defamation case against the TMC MP stating that her goodwill and reputation were “tarnished” by reckless and false allegations in the context of an apartment that she owned in Geneva.