The Gujarat High Court, during the hearing on the 'Modi surname' defamation case, said Rahul Gandhi was a "senior leader of the oldest political party in India.and his every utterance gets publicity". CNN-News18 has accessed the order copy
Mogera said the surname of the complainant in the case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Purnesh Modi, is also Modi. ".the complainant is [also an] ex-minister and involved in public life and such defamatory remarks would have certainly harmed his reputation and caused him pain and agony in society," he said. Modi Surname Case: Ranchi Court Rejects Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi s Plea for Exemption From Personal Appearance.
Opposing Rahul Gandhi s appeal before Surat challenging his conviction in the Modi Surname Remark Case, the Complainant in the case, Purnesh Modi today filed a reply in the Court calling his act of.
The Surat Sessions Court today granted bail (till disposal of his appeal) to Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political.