'Truth my God': Rahul Gandhi's first reaction after conviction in 'Modi surname' defamation case

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday quoted Mahatma Gandhi in his first reaction after being sentenced to 2-year imprisonment in a defamation case by a Surat court on Thursday.

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"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God, non-violence the means to get it- Mahatma Gandhi," Rahul tweeted in Hindi after the verdict.



Earlier today, the Surat district court held Rahul Gandhi guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remarks.

The court pronounced the verdict in the case for his alleged 'how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?' remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.

The Wayanad MP had made the alleged remarks about Modi's surname at a rally in Karnataka's Kolar, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.