Modi comment row: Former IPL boss Lalit Modi threatens to take Rahul Gandhi to court docket in UK

By PTI

LONDON: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi, accused of monetary irregularities in India, launched a scathing assault on Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and threatened to take the senior Congress chief to court docket within the UK over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.

Lalit Modi, 59, additionally hit out on the Congress social gathering for referring to him as a “fugitive of justice” though he had by no means been convicted of any costs.

In a sequence of tweets, which lacks punctuation and grammar, Lalit Modi additionally hailed himself as the person behind the “greatest sporting event in this world,” claiming that it has generated near USD 100 billion.

He additionally posted photos of his grandparents to say that his household has carried out extra for India than the Gandhi household. “I see just about every Tom, Dick and Gandhi associates again and again saying I am a fugitive of justice. why? How? and when was I to date ever convicted of same,” reads the tweet.

“Unlike #Papu aka @RahulGandhi now an ordinary citizen saying it and it seems one and all opposition leaders have nothing else to do so they too are either ill- informed or just vendetta prone. I have decided to take the @RahulGandhi at least him to court in UK right away. I am sure he will have to come up with some solid evidence. I look forward to seeing him make a complete #fool of himself,” it provides.

i see nearly each Tom dick and gandhi associates repeatedly saying i ama fugitive of justice. why ?How?and when was i thus far ever convicted of similar. in contrast to #Papu aka @RahulGandhi now an odd citizen saying it and it appears every person oposition leaders don’t have anything…

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitOkayModi) March 30, 2023

Lalit Modi’s assault on Rahul Gandhi got here practically per week after the previous Congress chief was convicted in felony defamation case and was sentenced to a two-year jail time period by a Surat court docket for his ‘Modi surname’ remark.

The conviction has since led to Gandhi’s disqualification as a Member of Parliament.

In his Twitter thread, Lalit Modi accused a number of Congress leaders, alleging them to be as “bag men” of the Gandhi household and of getting “overseas assets.”

He additionally claimed that he can present the small print.

“Not even a penny to date has been proven I took in last 15 years. But what is clearly proven I created the greatest sporting event in this world that has generated close to 100 billion dollars,” he tweeted.

“Let not 1 Congress chief neglect that from early 1950’s the Modi household has carried out extra for them and our nation then they will ever think about.

“I too have done more than they can ever dream of doing. So keep barking scam- tainted looters of India like the very own Gandhi family,” he added.

The businessman, who has been primarily based within the UK since 2010, stated he’ll return to India as quickly as stringent libel legal guidelines are handed within the nation.

READ HERE | BJP to make use of Rahul’s ‘Modi surname’ jibe as key technique for OBC outreach throughout ballot campaigns

LONDON: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi, accused of monetary irregularities in India, launched a scathing assault on Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and threatened to take the senior Congress chief to court docket within the UK over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.

Lalit Modi, 59, additionally hit out on the Congress social gathering for referring to him as a “fugitive of justice” though he had by no means been convicted of any costs.

In a sequence of tweets, which lacks punctuation and grammar, Lalit Modi additionally hailed himself as the person behind the “greatest sporting event in this world,” claiming that it has generated near USD 100 billion.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

He additionally posted photos of his grandparents to say that his household has carried out extra for India than the Gandhi household. “I see just about every Tom, Dick and Gandhi associates again and again saying I am a fugitive of justice. why? How? and when was I to date ever convicted of same,” reads the tweet.

“Unlike #Papu aka @RahulGandhi now an ordinary citizen saying it and it seems one and all opposition leaders have nothing else to do so they too are either ill- informed or just vendetta prone. I have decided to take the @RahulGandhi at least him to court in UK right away. I am sure he will have to come up with some solid evidence. I look forward to seeing him make a complete #fool of himself,” it provides.

i see nearly each Tom dick and gandhi associates repeatedly saying i ama fugitive of justice. why ?How?and when was i thus far ever convicted of similar. in contrast to #Papu aka @RahulGandhi now an odd citizen saying it and it appears every person oposition leaders don’t have anything…
— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitOkayModi) March 30, 2023
Lalit Modi’s assault on Rahul Gandhi got here practically per week after the previous Congress chief was convicted in felony defamation case and was sentenced to a two-year jail time period by a Surat court docket for his ‘Modi surname’ remark.

The conviction has since led to Gandhi’s disqualification as a Member of Parliament.

In his Twitter thread, Lalit Modi accused a number of Congress leaders, alleging them to be as “bag men” of the Gandhi household and of getting “overseas assets.”

He additionally claimed that he can present the small print.

“Not even a penny to date has been proven I took in last 15 years. But what is clearly proven I created the greatest sporting event in this world that has generated close to 100 billion dollars,” he tweeted.

“Let not 1 Congress chief neglect that from early 1950’s the Modi household has carried out extra for them and our nation then they will ever think about.

“I too have done more than they can ever dream of doing. So keep barking scam- tainted looters of India like the very own Gandhi family,” he added.

The businessman, who has been primarily based within the UK since 2010, stated he’ll return to India as quickly as stringent libel legal guidelines are handed within the nation.

READ HERE | BJP to make use of Rahul’s ‘Modi surname’ jibe as key technique for OBC outreach throughout ballot campaigns