Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- UAE-based retailer LuLu Group has said it will not withdraw legal cases against individuals accused of making false and defamatory allegations against its chairman, M A Yusuff Ali, despite a public apology by Malayalam journalist Shajan Skariah.

V Nandakumar, Director of Global Marketing and Communications at LuLu Group, reaffirmed the company's position in a video post on LinkedIn, saying none of the cases would be withdrawn.

"None of the cases we have backtracked or we have withdrawn. We haven't pulled back from them, nor will we ever pull back," Nandakumar said.

He said the group respected freedom of expression and everyone's right to question, disagree and criticise. However, he stressed that it would not tole...