'Anupamaa' fame Rupali Ganguly sends defamation notice to stepdaughter, seeks public apology, compensation

Anupamaa TV serial fame and BJP leader Rupali Ganguly has sent a defamation notice to her stepdaughter Esha Verma regarding her posts and comments on social media platforms.

In her notice, Rupali Ganguli has claimed that she had to seek medical assistance for the trauma she endured due to her stepdaughter's accusations and she also lost professional opportunities as a result, as per a report in India Today.

Ganguli sought a public apology from her stepdaughter along with a compensation of Rs 50 crore.

This comes after Esha accused Rupali of having an affair with her father while he was still married to her mother, Sapna.

“I don’t know what Rupali and Ashwin will now say further to these allegations and comments. I know my father has said something on Twitter now X. He said that Rupali was not involved, and that is the biggest lie because Rupali was the one who came to my house in New Jersey and slept on my mother’s bed—the bed that my father and mother shared. She has done so much, physically, mentally, verbally, and emotionally, abusing me and my mom," Esha said in an interview with Bollywood Bubble.

Esha had even shared that she had suffered a lot of trauma, as did her mother due to the affair.

Rupali plays Anupamaa in a daily soap, a character that is hailed for advocating for women's rights.

In the same interview, Esha said that though it is the fault of both the parties, "if Rupali has claimed the woman that she is, the women’s advocate for women’s rights, an irony from her character in Anupamaa."

Rupali Ganguly, who is also famous for her role in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in May ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.