Phone-Tapping row: KTR issues legal notice to Bandi Sanjay

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) has issued a legal notice to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday. He called Kumar's remarks “baseless and defamatory” regarding the phone-tapping controversy.

The notice, sent through KTR’s legal counsel, refers to statements made by Bandi Sanjay during a press conference on August 8, which, according to KTR, were “false, irresponsible, and intended to damage his reputation.” The lawyers stated that such accusations, made without any evidence, were inappropriate for a Union Minister and a Member of Parliament and amounted to a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of another elected representative.

KTR’s legal team accused Bandi Sanjay of making unfounded allegations to gain political mileage and media attention. They also noted that KTR has held different ministerial roles since Telangana was formed. He has a clean record of public service. This defamatory propaganda is seriously harming his reputation.

The notice demands an unconditional public apology from Bandi Sanjay to KTR and his family, along with an assurance that no such direct or indirect defamatory statements will be made in the future. It warns that failure to comply within seven days will result in both civil and criminal legal action, holding Bandi Sanjay fully liable for the damage caused.

The counsel stressed that not a single allegation made on August 8 was backed by proof, and accused the Union Minister of abusing his position to launch personal attacks. They cautioned that any further “wild, false, and malicious” statements would invite stricter legal consequences under the law.