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IN PHOTOS: Congress leaders, party workers celebrate after SC stays Rahul Gandhi's conviction

Updated On: 04 August, 2023 03:47 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Congress on Friday hailed the Supreme Court ruling staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case, calling the judgment a strong vindication of truth and asserting that "no force can silence the voice of the people". Pics/PTI

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Congress workers raise slogans in support of party leader Rahul Gandhi to celebrate after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case. Pics/PTI

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Congress workers raise slogans in support of party leader Rahul Gandhi to celebrate after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case. Pics/PTI
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Supreme Court judgment is a strong vindication of truth and justice. "Despite the relentless efforts of the BJPs machinery, Rahul Gandhi has refused to bend, break or bow, choosing instead to place his faith in the judicial process," he said on Twitter

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Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Supreme Court judgment is a strong vindication of truth and justice. "Despite the relentless efforts of the BJPs machinery, Rahul Gandhi has refused to bend, break or bow, choosing instead to place his faith in the judicial process," he said on Twitter

Former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case in 2019 against Gandhi over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019

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Former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case in 2019 against Gandhi over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the defamation case over his Modi surname remark

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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the defamation case over his Modi surname remark

The top court was hearing a plea by Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark

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The top court was hearing a plea by Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark

The Congress described the Supreme Court ruiling as a "victory of love over hate"

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The Congress described the Supreme Court ruiling as a "victory of love over hate"

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