Mandviwala gets notice for tweet about Ali Jehangir

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwala Friday said former ambassador Ali  Jehangir Siddiqui, through Amir Shafiq, has filed a defamation suit against a tweet  made by him about their business partnership with a private airline.

Speaking at a press conference, he said in the tweet he mentioned the  investment of $ 20 million with Air Blue made by JS Group and afterwards Ali Jehangir Siddiqui became Advisor to former Prime Minister Shahid Khan Abbasi and then was appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States.

The notice sent by Ali Jehangir Siddiqui to him was apparently a tactic  to intimidate him and the Senators so they remain silent on important issues, he alleged.

He said some people approached him and demanded that he should delete  the tweet. He said he informed them that he could prove the facts mentioned in  the tweet.

He said he stood by his tweet and Ali Jehangir should prove that he did not  make investment in Air Blue.

Many hearings in the case were held for a year but he was not sent any  court notice, nor called for a hearing, then suddenly he received a notice, he  said.

He said he could not be scared with such notices as he belonged to Pakistan Peoples Party which was party of martyrs and faced many tribulations in the past.

“Ali Jehangir Siddiqui damaged my political reputation by sending the notice,” he said adding he would appear in the court to defend himself and asked Chairman Senate to take notice of the situation. He demanded that an inquiry should be held on the issue and said all the record was available with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).