Subhechcha Ganguly 
Before to the 2019 midterm elections, former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi filed a lawsuit against Gandhi for allegedly defaming the Modi community at a rally in Kolar, Karnataka.Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, is accused of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname in a criminal defamation case that will be decided by a court in Surat, Gujarat, on Thursday.In advance of the 2019 midterm elections, Purnesh Modi, a former minister from Gujarat, filed a lawsuit against Gandhi for allegedly defaming the Modi community during a rally in Kolar, Karnataka. “How come Modi is the most popular surname among thieves?” Gandhi is purported to have remarked. The court said it will announce the decision on March 23 after concluding the case’s final hearing on March 17. In October 2021, Gandhi made his third and last court appearance to record his statement. He entered a not guilty plea.
In response to the complainant’s request for Gandhi to make a personal appearance, the Gujarat High Court in March 2022 issued an interim stay of the trial that was later lifted. Last month, the Surat court’s final arguments got back underway. Manish Doshi, a spokesman for the Gujarat Congress, stated that Gandhi will be present in the court when the order is issued. “We fully trust our legal system and are certain that justice will be served. Rahulji would be supported by all senior Gujarati leaders, office holders, and party members.
They stand together, he continued, to demonstrate that they would continue to fight for India’s citizens no matter how hard the Bharatiya Janata Party tries to suppress them.
