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@RahulGandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. He was convicted by the court in #Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister @narendramodi surname during an election rally.
In the speech, #RahulGandhi referred to the PM and two Indian businessmen, all surnamed #Modi, while talking about alleged high-level corruption in the country. “Truth is my god,” he tweeted after the court verdict, quoting India’s iconic freedom fighter #mahatmagandhi .
The two are not related He will not go to jail immediately - he was granted bail for 30 days and will file an appeal against the conviction. The @INCIndia party MP was present in court for sentencing, which comes a year before general elections are due.
The case against him was filed on the basis of a complaint by @purneshmodi, a lawmaker from India's governing #BJP, who said that Mr Gandhi's comments had defamed the entire #Modi community. An adviser to the federal government, @KanchanGupta...
#BJPvsCongress #RahulGandhi
...said Gandhi, a member of the lower house of parliament, could face immediate disqualification from the legislature following the conviction, in line with a 2013 order of the country’s highest court. Any disqualification for Gandhi, a former #Congress president and its ...
....star campaigner, could complicate the party’s chances at the 2024 general election, where the #BJP is widely expected to win a third straight term. #AAP chief and Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal wrote on Twitter that ....ndtv.com/india-news/arv…
....“A conspiracy is being hatched to eliminatenon-#BJPleaders and parties by prosecuting them”. “We have differences with the #Congress , but it is not right to implicate @RahulGandhi in a defamation case like this. It is the job of the public and the opposition to ask question
We respect the court but disagree with the decision.” @kharge president of the @IndianNationalC said that the coward, dictatorial government of B.J.P. is restless because #RahulGandhi and the opposition are bringing their black deeds to light.”

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