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UNCOVERED: Indian court rules opposition leader defamed modi - Caught on Camera

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi [centre] has been found guilty of defamation. Photo: EPA

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found him guilty of defamation for a speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

Gandhi was present on Thursday at the court in Surat, a city in Gujarat, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.

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