Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before a magistrate's court in Surat city of Gujarat to record his statement in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him over his remark on the "Modi surname".

This was the third time the Congress MP appeared before the court in connection with the 2019 case. The court had on October 26 directed Gandhi to appear before it between 3 pm and 6 pm on October 29 to record his statement.