Rahul Gandhi returns as MP over 4 months after disqualification in defamation row

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail.

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Published on August 5, 2023 -  03:53
Rahul Gandhi thanks his supporters as SC stays his conviction; Purnesh Modi reacts | Oneindia News
Hours after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that he will continue to work to protect the idea of India. On Friday, the Supreme Court addressed the Gujarat High Court's upholding of Rahul Gandhi's conviction and sentencing in a defamation case. The Supreme Court is currently hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea against the Gujarat High Court's order to not put a hold on his conviction and sentencing in the defamation case. Rahul Gandhi was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case for his remarks against the 'Modi' surname by a Surat court on March 23. #RahulGandhi #PurneshModi #SupremeCourt #ModiSurnameDefamationCase #modi #PmModiNews #PmModiNewsToday #DefamationCase #modisurnamecase #modisurnameremark #modisurnamedefamation ~HT.98~PR.151~ED.101~

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