Rahul Gandhi Disqualified from Indian Parliament in Defamation Case
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India's opposition Congress party suffered a major blow when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi was convicted and sentenced to prison for two years in the western state of Gujarat on Thursday after he was found guilty of defamation in connection with a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. The Congress party plans to challenge Gandhi's conviction, and Gandhi himself tweeted that he is fighting for the voice of India.
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