New Delhi: Congress leader and former MP Renuka Chowdhury has said that she will file a defamation case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged ‘Surpanakha’ comment made in Parliament in 2018.

“Let's see how fast courts will act now..” the former Union minister tweeted on Thursday.

She also posted an old clip of Modi asking the chairman of the Rajya Sabha to let Chowdhury continue laughing as ‘such laughter was heard days after the Ramayana serial on television’.

Several Twitter users, however, pointed out to the former MP that Modi had not mentioned the word ‘Surpanakha’. They also said that she could not move the court over a statement made in the Parliament.

Chowdhury’s post follows the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday by a Surat court in a 2019 defamation case for asking, “How come all thieves have the surname ‘Modi’?”

Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years of imprisonment, which was suspended for 30 days, before which, he would have to appeal against the order.

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New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI): The Congress alleged Saturday its Rithala candidate Sushant Mishra was assaulted by a poll official, and demanded a thorough probe into the incident and action against him.

Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed Sushant Mishra was assaulted by an Election Commission of India official on Saturday.

He alleged the official also attempted to prevent Mishra from undertaking a Padayatra for which the Delhi Police had already given permission.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "@sushant_m has been actively taking up violations of the Model Code of Conduct by other candidates in the ongoing Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections. This unprecedented and illegal act of partisanship by an official of a Constitutional body like the ECI can only be seen as a desperate attempt by the AAP and BJP to stem the surge of support for his candidacy and that of the Congress Party in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections"

Ramesh said the Congress remains undaunted and will continue to raise the voice of people and protect the sanctity of elections.

"To preserve the integrity of the electoral process, the Indian National Congress demands a full inquiry into the incident and immediate corrective action against the concerned official," the Congress leader demanded.

Mishra has also separately written to the returning office and Chief Electoral officer and the Election Commission about the incident, demanding action against the accused.