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The Court granted bail and suspended sentence for 30 days.\");\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">As per Press Trust of India, Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament and the face of Indian National Congress has been held guilty by the Surat Court and sentenced to two years of imprisonment in 2019 criminal defamation case over the alleged <i>&#8216;how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?&#8217;<\/i> remark during a political campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Further, Rahul Gandhi has also been granted bail. 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