It is known that a criminal defamation case was registered against former Congress supremo, Wayanad Parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi for passing objectionable comments on Modi Surname.
In connection with the lawsuit, Rahul Gandhi appeared before a magistrate’s court in Surat city of Gujarat to record his statement going by the directives of the Magistrate Judge.
A case against the Gandhi scion was filed by Purnesh Modi, BJP’s Surat West MLA, who found fault with the MP, who was believed to have said that thieves have one thing in common, the Modi surname.
Rahul Gandhi made these comments reportedly at an election rally back in 2019. The BJP MLA filed a defamation case against the MP. He appeared before a court and said he is not guilty in the case.
The hearings in the magistrate’s court had begun earlier today and more details are awaited.