Temporary relief for Rahul Gandhi in Modi surname defamation case: Here's what Surat Court said
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Temporary relief for Rahul Gandhi in Modi surname defamation case: Here's what Surat Court said

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Modi surname defamation case: A sessions court in Gujarat's Surat city on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after admitting his appeal against conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark in which he has been sentenced to two years in jail, a defence lawyer said. Meanwhile, the Congress party workers have gathered outside District and Sessions Court in Surat in support of Rahul Gandhi who will arrive here today to appeal against his conviction in a defamation case. Rahul Gandhi was disqualified Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha, a day after he was convicted by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case. Surat's court sentence Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail The court in Surat sentenced on Thursday Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a defamation case, filed on a complaint by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged remark, "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?"

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