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Rahul Gandhi: Two-year jail for India's Congress leader for defamation

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. Mr Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname during an election rally.

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Times of India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi convicted and gets two years jail in ‘Modi remarks’ case

India News: The case was filed under IPC 499 and 500, against Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a comp

6 months ago·India

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BBC News

Rahul Gandhi: India's Congress leader sentenced to jail for Modi 'thieves' remark

India's opposition leader was convicted of defamation for comments about PM Narendra Modi's surname.

6 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Today Surat Court will decide on the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, this is a matter of Modi's surname remark

Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad made these remarks in a public meeting held in Kolar, Karnataka before the 2019 general elections. During that time, he made a remark on the nickname Modi, against which BJP leader of Gujarat Puranesh Modi filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi.

6 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defaming Narendra Modi

Indian opposition leader accused of implying the prime minister was a criminal in a remark made in 2019

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi gets two years imprisonment in defamation case filed in Surat, granted bail

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was convicted by a Surat court on March 23, 2023, in a defamation case filed by BJP legislator Purnesh Modi over Mr Gandhi’s alleged remark over “Modi surname” during 2019 parliamentary polls.

6 months ago·India

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Reuters

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

6 months ago·United Kingdom

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