Kerala court issues warrant against Shashi Tharoor

After Tharoor failed to present himself or through his lawyer at the court, Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate issued a warrant to arrest Tharoor.

A Trivandrum court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in connection with a case filed against him for allegedly defaming Hindu women in one of his books.

Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate issued a warrant to arrest Tharoor. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

After Tharoor failed to present himself or through his lawyer at the court, Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate issued a warrant to arrest Tharoor.

Tharoor is also an MP from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.