{"id":239802,"date":"2026-01-15T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239802\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:59:09","slug":"rs-100-crore-defamation-case-filed-against-khushi-mukherjee-over-claims-that-suryakumar-yadav-used-to-message-her-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239802\/","title":{"rendered":"Rs 100 crore defamation case filed against Khushi Mukherjee over claims that Suryakumar Yadav \u2018used to message her a lot\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768499949_722_image.jpg\" alt=\"Rs 100 crore defamation case filed against Khushi Mukherjee over claims that Suryakumar Yadav \u2018used to message her a lot\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> Social media influencer Faizan Ansari has filed a Rs 100 crore defamation case against actress <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/khushi-mukherjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khushi Mukherjee<\/a> on January 13, following her remarks about Indian T20I captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/suryakumar-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suryakumar Yadav<\/a>. The legal action comes after Mukherjee claimed in an earlier interview that Suryakumar \u201cused to message me a lot.\u201dAnsari, who is based in Mumbai, has lodged a complaint at the Ghazipur police station, stating that Mukherjee\u2019s claims are false and damaging. He travelled from Mumbai to Ghazipur to pursue the filing of an FIR in the matter.  <\/p>\n<p>Suryakumar Yadav, the captain, has best horoscope | Greenstone Lobo predicts<\/p>\n<p>\u2018False and defamatory statements\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to Ansari, Mukherjee deliberately made defamatory statements about Suryakumar Yadav as a publicity stunt, which, he alleged, could harm the reputation of a national-level cricketer. He has also demanded strict action against the actress, calling for a jail term of at least seven years over the alleged claims.Speaking to reporters, Ansari said, \u201cWe want an FIR to be registered immediately against Khushi Mukherjee. I have mentioned this in my written complaint as well and requested strict action. At the very least, serious charges should be applied. More than two million people follow me on Instagram, and crores of people watch my videos. It is my responsibility to take this issue to every corner of the world. I am not afraid of anyone. I only want justice.\u201dHe further added, \u201cI demand that an FIR be lodged immediately against Khushi Mukherjee, no matter how many difficulties arise. Until I get justice, I will stay in Ghazipur city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rs 100 crore defamation suit and legal warning<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his decision to pursue legal action, Ansari said, \u201cThat is why I am filing a defamation case worth Rs 100 crore in this matter. Everything has been clearly mentioned. Earlier, we had also filed a Rs 100 crore defamation case against Poonam Pandey. Our legal team is very strong.\u201dHe also stated that if Mukherjee is able to prove her allegations, he would publicly accept his mistake. \u201cBut until then, every city and every citizen should come forward in support of Suryakumar Yadav. This is a conspiracy to damage his reputation, and we will not allow this to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>What Khushi Mukherjee had said<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, Khushi Mukherjee claimed that Suryakumar Yadav \u201cused to message her a lot,\u201d while also stating that several cricketers were allegedly after her. However, she clarified at the time that there was never any romantic relationship between her and the Indian batter.<\/p>\n<p>Actress issues clarification amid backlash<\/p>\n<p>As the controversy escalated, Mukherjee clarified her statement in an interview with NDTV, insisting that she never had a romantic relationship with Suryakumar Yadav and that her remarks were taken out of context. She said her words were exaggerated, leading to widespread misunderstanding, and also claimed that her Instagram account had been hacked.Mukherjee further explained that she had spoken to Suryakumar only as a friend in the past and that they are no longer in touch. She added that she has not communicated with him even after the controversy surfaced. The actress also extended her best wishes to Team India and captain Suryakumar Yadav for the upcoming World Cup, stating that their earlier conversations had taken place in a friendly context following a match defeat.  <\/p>\n<p>How the controversy began<\/p>\n<p>The issue first erupted after Mukherjee made a controversial remark at a recent event when asked about dating cricketers. She said, \u201cI don\u2019t want to date any cricketer. Many cricketers are after me. Suryakumar used to message me a lot. We don\u2019t talk much now. I don\u2019t even want my name linked with him. I don\u2019t like news about my link-ups.\u201dThe remarks quickly went viral, triggering strong reactions online and eventually leading to the legal action now initiated by Faizan Ansari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social media influencer Faizan Ansari has filed a Rs 100 crore defamation case against actress Khushi Mukherjee on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239803,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,129247,85,46,129253,129245,129250,129251,397,129249,129252,129248,9711,129246],"class_list":["post-239802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-faizan-ansari-legal-action","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-khushi-mukherjee","tag-khushi-mukherjee-defamation-case","tag-khushi-mukherjee-suryakumar-yadav","tag-khushi-mukherjee-suryakumar-yadav-controversy","tag-movies","tag-online-backlash-khushi-mukherjee","tag-rs-100-crore-defamation-case-against-khushi-mukherjee","tag-rs-100-crore-defamation-suit","tag-suryakumar-yadav","tag-suryakumar-yadav-controversy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}