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Congress issues notice against Sonia film
Wednesday,
July
12,
2006
New
Delhi
(UNI):
The
Congress
today
issued
a
legal
notice,
repudiating
the
claim
of
a
producer
and
a
director
that
they
had
the
tacit
support
and
approval
of
Party
President
Sonia
Gandhi
for
making
a
film
based
on
her
life
and
family.
The
notice,
sent
through
Party
Treasurer
Motilal
Vora
which
has
been
settled
by
Vice-Chairman
of
the
Party's
media
cell
and
senior
counsel
Dr
Abishek
Manu
Singhvi
has
warned
the
respondents
-
Jagmohan
Mundra
(Director)
and
Ms
Sunanda
Murli
Manohar
(Producer)
and
Rashid
Kidwai
(whose
book
on
Ms
Gandhi
was
the
basis
of
the
purported
film)-
of
appropriate
legal
action
if
they
proceeded
with
the
project.
The
Congress
strongly
denied
the
claim
of
the
respondents
that
they
had
been
given
authorisation,
implied
or
explicit.
''The Congress is concerned and surprised that the purported movie, claiming to be a biographical account of the life of Ms Gandhi, is sought to be produced, without in any manner, directly or indirectly, seeking or obtaining the consent or authorisation of either the Party or Ms Sonia Gandhi'' the notice says. The Party told the respondents to desist from making such misleading claims regarding authorisation, approval or consent, tacit, implied or explicit. It has also made it clear that it reserves all rights to take appropriate legal action in respect of any step already taken by the three respondents or adopted in future.
The Congress denied that the book was the authentic and authorised biography on Sonia Gandhi. ''The Congress denies, refutes and challenges the accuracy of your proposed venture and does not accept that it is in any manner, partially or fully, a fair or correct portrayal of its President'' the notice says.
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