After the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, following his conviction in a defamation case by a court in Surat in Gujarat over his "Modi surname" remarks, an old tweet of actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Khushbu Sundar went viral. In 2018, when Sundar was in Congress, she tweeted, “Yahan #Modi wahan #Modi jahan dekho #Modi..lekin yeh kya?? Har #Modi ke aage #bhrashtachaar surname laga hua hai..toh baat ko no samjho..#Modi mutlab #bhrashtachaar..let's change the meaning of #Modi to corruption..suits better..#Nirav #Lalit #Namo = corruption..”
She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2020. The screenshot of the tweet has been shared by several social media accounts of the Congress. She was asked whether Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi will file a case against Khushbu Sundar, who is now a BJP leader and a member of the National Commission for Women.
Many people on Twitter reacted to the tweet after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha. “Super madam,” a user wrote.
Reacting to the old tweet, a user wrote, “Everyone is in queue”.
“Screenshot,” wrote a user named hassansind.
“Get ready to meet Rahul. Bye bye politics, bye bye democracy. Money is supreme,” another user wrote.
A user named Pro truth said, “Defamation case should apply for her as well”.
Rahul Gandhi, who represents Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, was on Friday disqualified from the Lok Sabha, a day after his conviction in a defamation case by a court in Surat in Gujarat. The court sentenced Gandhi to two years in jail in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remarks at a 2019 poll rally in Karnataka.
As per the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years, shall be disqualified and will remain so for a period of the next six years. It means, that apart from his jail term, Gandhi will not be able to contest polls for subsequent six more years.
"A person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years [other than any offence referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2)] shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release," the Act says.
A day after Gandhi's conviction, BJP President JP Nadda slammed him saying that his ego was very big and his level of understanding was very small. Nadda further said that the Congress leader has insulted the OBC community for his political gains.
Nadda took to Twitter and said, "Rahul Gandhi's ego is very big and understanding is very small. For his political gains, he insulted the entire OBC community and called them a thief. He also ignored the option of repeatedly explaining and apologising by the society and the court and continuously hurt the sentiments of the OBC community."
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav also slammed Rahul Gandhi and said that he insulted our judicial system and defamed the nation on foreign soil. No politician has the right to insult the OBC community.
"Rahul Gandhi insulted our judicial system. He defamed the nation on foreign soil. No politician has the right to insult the OBC community. This behaviour of the leader shows Bharat Todo, not Bharat Jodo. Congress is questioning the legal decision. Insulting any surname is not freedom of speech," Bhupender Yadav said as quoted by the news agency ANI.