Sushil Modi to file defamation against Rahul Gandhi over ‘all thieves have Modi in their surnames’ comment

Lashing out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Modi said on Tuesday that he will file a defamation suit against Gandhi for saying ‘all thieves have Modi in their surname’. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he asked, “Is having ‘Modi’ surname a crime these days?” and informed that he will be filing the case in the Patna High Court.

“The statement by the Congress president has hurt several people across the country with Modi surname, as he has referred to them as chor,” Sushil Modi said. The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar tweeted earlier today saying, “Will file defamation suit against @RahulGandhi for calling all Modi’s surname CHOR.”

Campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi had earlier said: “Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Narendra Modi – they all have a common surname ‘Modi’.” He then went on to say, “How come all thieves have Modi in their surname?”