The Palm island is a retreat and residential area for living, relaxation, and leisure in Dubai.
In a letter to the Executive Editor of the daily, Mr. Rather has expressed deep anguish and pain on what he called was ‘ baseless reporting and wild accusation’ against his person and has sought unconditional apology from the paper.
“Journalism is an important and well respected pillar of the democracy and is expected to play a mature, responsible and non partisan role in reporting matters of public importance” Rather said in his letter addressed to the executive editor of the paper.
A story titled “Omar plans Cabinet reshuffle” has been carried in your daily dated 19 July, 2010 in which an accusation has been made against me in person for having purchased a Villa in the Palm Tree Villa at Dubai for a whooping amount of Rs. 120 crore. This is an accusation which has damaged my reputation in public and my standing of more than 35 years in public life in an irreparable manner. What is more condemnable is that the accusation has no basis or even remote relation to the facts of my personal life. I would also like to throw an open challenge that in case you have any basis of your reporting please have courage to make it public without indulging in mischievous, malicious and conspiratorial campaign with the sole purpose of character assassination”, the letter said.
Minister has threatened legal action if the paper failed to tender an apology.
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