A video of him commenting on Indore’s top cleanliness ranking led to the filing of a non-cognizable crime information report against him
Entrepreneur Ashneer Grover responded to a defamation lawsuit brought against him for remarks he made on Indore’s top ranking in the Center’s cleanliness study with a stern tweet. In response to the argument, he apologized to Indore but said that he was “not sorry to any politician.”
Notably, a video of him commenting on Indore’s high ranking in the Center’s cleanliness assessment and allegedly saying it had been “bought” led to the registration of a non-cognisable offence information report against him on Monday. For six years running, the city has led the Swachh Sarvekshan survey conducted by the Center.
Sorry. No regrets. I’m sorry, Indore. You have a city and wonderful people. Politicians, though, are intolerant everywhere. Making unnecessary politics out of a jokey comment made during a lighthearted discussion on Bhopal vs. Indore. No offense was intended, just where the audience enjoyed it. No one has taken any. No one was even in the room being offended at this point, Mr. Grover said on X.
He continued by saying he doesn’t give a damn about filing a FIR and asserting that he isn’t “a pushover” and “won’t be bullied.”
Not Sorry to Any Politician, he continued. Ever. No one. any one. Launch a FIR. submit a case. I am not a pushover and won’t be intimidated, therefore it doesn’t matter. Avoid creating a problem where there is none. Despite the fact that it is an election year, people are wise. Indians are quite intelligent. I’ll visit Indore whenever and however often I please.
He ended by declaring that Bhopal is his favorite city and that it is ”India’s best city.”
Mr Grover was heard in the film saying at an event in Indore, “See, there is a concept – playing to the gallery, that is, wherever you go, praise it saying I have never seen such a nice city.” Now my problem is that I’ve been hearing for three or four years that Indore is the cleanest city…you bought the survey. It’s an easy matter.”
Mr Grover, on the other hand, quickly emphasized that he was not referring to dirt in Indore, but rather to the city’s numerous development projects. Pushyamitra Bhargava, the mayor of Indore, called his statement “an insult to the hard work of the city’s people and sanitation workers for cleanliness.”
