BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta Fadnavis sent a legal notice to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, seeking an apology for trying to link her with an alleged drug peddler by tweeting certain pictures.

Malik, the chief spokesperson of the NCP, should tender an unconditional apology within 48 hours and delete his "defamatory tweets", the notice said. If he didn't, she will initiate proceedings against him under section 499 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and also file a civil suit for damages, it said.