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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to challenge his conviction and sentencing in a defamation case in the Surat sessions court.
Gandhi was recently sentenced to two years in prison over a 2019 defamation case filed against him by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi for comments made during a rally in which he targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that all thieves shared the Modi surname.
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