Place ads that apologise, or I will sue: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Sonia Gandhi

Bhopal: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, has sent a defamation notice to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Mr Chouhan, who is asking voters for a third straight term, has threatened to sue Mrs Gandhi for Rs 10 crore if her party fails to retract charges of corruption against his family.

Last week, the Congress ran ads in local newspapers that suggested Mr Chouhan's in-laws have landed important government contracts.  

Mr Chouhan has said that unless the Congress places new ads that apologise for that allegation, he will file a defamation lawsuit against the party's top leader.