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Patna : Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi (SuMo) on April 18, 2019, filed a defamation case against Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Ra Ga) over his alleged remark “why all thieves have Modi in their name” at a poll rally in Maharashtra recently.
SuMo filed a criminal complaint before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, Kumar Gujnan under Section 500 of IPC (punishment for defamation) against AICC President Rahul Gandhi for his comment at a rally in Maharashtra which he claimed was defamatory to the people with Modi surname. SuMo, in his petition, said that he felt hurt by Rahul Gandhi’s “sweeping remarks” at the April 13 rally, which was telecast live on TV news channels, as it tarnished the reputation of those who shared the surname including he himself. The matter will come up for hearing on April 22, 2019.
Rahul Gandhi had on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over corruption and asked how all “thieves” have ‘Modi as the common surname as he allegedly referred to fugitive businessman Nirav Modi and former IPL chairman Lalit Modi.