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Modi surname remarks Gujarat court holds Rahul guilty in criminal defamation case
Public Lokpal
March 23, 2023
Modi surname remarks Gujarat court holds Rahul guilty in criminal defamation case
Surat: A court in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday held Congress leader Rahul Gandhi guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed in connection with his "Modi surname" remarks.
Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail in 2019 defamation case.Although he gets bail for appeal.
Along with he granted bail and his 2-year sentence in 2019 criminal defamation case suspended for 30 days.
The case was filed against Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad made the remarks while addressing a rally at Kolar in Karnataka ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma had last week concluded hearing final arguments from both sides and set March 23 to pronounce its judgment in the four-year-old defamation case.
PTI
