
High court in Kolkata orders removal of online film by Sabeer Bhatia after Adani Enterprises files defamation suit.
An Indian court ordered social media platforms to remove a documentary by Sabeer Bhatia accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani of cronyism, following a defamation lawsuit by Adani Enterprises.
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Critics have frequently accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having close ties with billionaire Gautam Adani, alleging favorable treatment.
Modi’s critics have often accused the prime minister of having close ties with Adani, claiming the tycoon has received favourable treatment
A court in India has ordered the takedown of an online documentary posted by Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani of cronyism, after Adani Enterprises sued, calling it defamatory.
Adani’s flagship firm, Adani Enterprises, told the High Court in the eastern city of Kolkata that the documentary, which garnered millions of views on social media in recent days, was riddled with false content and had prompted inquiries from some investors in the company, whom the court order did not name.
The documentary “is not a news report or an account of proceedings. It is a dramatised narrative”, the court’s takedown order for YouTube, X and Meta Platforms issued late on Monday said.

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