Shillong, Sept 22: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has found himself in legal trouble after businessman Henry Lalremsanga from Mizoram served him with a legal notice over Sangma’s “drug kingpin” remark. The notice was delivered by Lalremsanga’s legal team, representing the chairman of 2B’s Group of Companies.
Sangma’s controversial statement labeling Lalremsanga as a “drug kingpin” was made during a media briefing. In response, the legal notice demands compensation of Rs 20 crore for the damage inflicted on Lalremsanga’s reputation as a result of Sangma’s comments.
The notice asserts that Sangma’s allegations, which have widely circulated, have caused significant harm to Lalremsanga’s personal and professional standing.
It emphasizes that Lalremsanga faced wrongful arrest in 2013 in connection with a seizure of medical supplies, despite holding a valid license for such supplies. His discharge from the Special Court, ND & PS Act, Patiala House Court, New Delhi in 2018, was attributed to a lack of evidence of any wrongdoing.
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The legal team further points out that Sangma’s recent defamatory statements, devoid of factual basis, have not only distressed Lalremsanga and his family but have also indirectly cast a negative light on the Mizo community.
In response to the legal notice, the counsel representing Lalremsanga demands an unconditional apology from the former Meghalaya Chief Minister within seven days.
