The international Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has issued a defamation notice of Rs 100 crore against BJP MP Meneka Gandhi. The response came in the response of the BJP MPs claims that the religious organisation enganges in selling cows to butchers for slaughter.ISKCON s responseThe official statement issued by the Vice- President of ISKCON Kolkata, Radharamn Das said, “Today we have sent a Rs 100 crore defamation notice to Mrs. Maneka Gandhi for levelling completely unfounded allegations against ISKCON. The worldwide community of ISKCON devotees, supporters, and well-wishers are deeply pained by these defamatory, slanderous, and malicious accusations.”#WATCH | West Bengal | On BJP MP Maneka Gandhis remark, Vice-President of ISKCON Kolkata, Radharamn Das says, The comments of Maneka Gandhi were very unfortunate. Our devotees across the world are very hurt. We are taking legal action of defamation of Rs 100 Crores against her.… pic.twitter.com/wLkdrLLsVd— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023 He added, “We will not leave any stone unturned in our pursuit of justice against the fallacious propaganda against ISKCON.”Taking to ANI, Radharamn Das asked how an former Union Minister could make such statement without any evidence against the society.What did Maneka Gandhi said Earlier a video went viral after Maneka Gandhi went said that ISKCON is the “biggest cheat in the country, which sells cows from its cowsheds to buthchers.” The former Union Minister can be heard in the video saying International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a big farud.Heres what BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has to say on #ISKCON and Cow Slaughter. pic.twitter.com/MIC277YByF— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 26, 2023 She alleged, “They maintain gaushalas (cow sheds) with government funds. They even get plots for gaushalas from the government”.“But no cow is dry there. All are being used for dairies. No calf is there and Iskcon is selling all their cows to the butchers”.Fuethermore she said,”They say their entire life is dependent on milk. Probably no one has sold as many cattle to butchers as they did. If these people can do it, what about others”ISKCON boaldy rejected these accusations, by calling them as “unsubstantiated and false”. The statement added , “ISKCON has been at the forefront of cow and bull protection and care not just in India but globally”.Response to the unsubstantiated and false statements of Smt Maneka Gandhi.ISKCON has been at the forefront of cow and bull protection and care not just in India but globally.The cows and bulls are served for their life not sold to butchers as alleged. pic.twitter.com/GRLAe5B2n6— Yudhistir Govinda Das (@yudhistirGD) September 26, 2023
