Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 Live Breaking News:
Beco Targets Surf Excel and Vim With Bold Ingredient-Transparency Ads; Aditya Ruia Alleges Censorship After Campaign Goes Viral | Mumbai to Bengaluru in 5 Hours? Nitin Gadkari Outlines Ambitious Highway Plans (Watch Video) | Kashmera Shah Shares Cryptic Note Amid Govinda’s Alleged Affair With Rani Swarnkar and Sunita Ahuja’s Fiery Remarks |

Rahul Gandhi Disqualified From Lok Sabha; He Is No Longer An MP After 2 Year Jail Sentence In ‘Modi Surname’ Case

INDIA Team Latestly|

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha. This comes due to his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case. The Congress party tweeted, “The fight continues.” Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted, “I’m stunned by this action…” On March 23, a court in Surat, Gujarat sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in the ‘Modi surname’ case. Rahul Gandhi was convicted for his statement, “How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?”