Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Natarajan, argued that in the case cited against her, charges had not been framed, which is a requirement under the Representation of Peoples Act (RoP) for rejecting a nomination.

Rajya Sabha Congress’ candidate Meenakshi Natarajan is again facing troubles after the Supreme Court on Friday rejected her plea, but this has not deterred her from fighting on as she said that the rejection is not a personal loss but a bigger fight for the country’s constitutional values.

Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary (Americas) Nagaraj Naidu called in the US Charges d’Affaires Jason Meeks to lodge the protest. The move comes after another commercial vessel with 20 Indian crew members on board came under attack on Thursday.