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Rahul Gandhi set to return to parliament as top court suspends conviction (www.reuters.com)

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India's top court suspended opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction on Friday, allowing him to return to parliament and contest national elections due next year.

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[–] pingveno@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Gandhi was convicted for the oh-so-horrible statement:

How come all thieves have the name Modi?

This is a clear attempt to sweep aside a political rival by the ruling party. Hopefully this will be more than a temporary reprieve.

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