The top court extended by 4 weeks a stay on trial court proceedings in a defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his remarks comparing PM Narendra Modi to a 'scorpion sitting on a Shivling.

The Supreme Court has extended the stay on trial court proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his 'scorpion on Shivling' remark targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A four-week extension has been granted to the Delhi police and complainant to respond to Tharoor's plea.

The top court, on September 10, had stayed the proceedings before the trial court in the defamation case filed against Shashi Tharoor

Supreme Court extends stay on criminal defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor, citing metaphorical interpretation of controversial statement.

In October 2018, Tharoor had claimed that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Modi to a scorpion sitting on a Shivling.

The Supreme Court has extended its stay on defamation proceedings against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his 'scorpion on Shivling' remark about Prime Minister Modi. Hearing Tharoor's plea, the court has sought responses from the Delhi Police and the complainant,