SC stays Rahul's conviction in defamation case

New Delhi: Congress workers raise slogans in support of party leader Rahul Gandhi to celebrate after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) **EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this Saturday, May 13, 2023 file photo, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reacts as he addresses the media, in New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) New Delhi: In this Monday, June 26, 2023 file photo, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) New Delhi: In this Thursday, July 13, 2023 file photo, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Advocate Tanvir Ahmed speaks with the media at the Supreme Court complex after the apex court stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: A supporter of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi celebrates outside the Supreme Court after the apex court stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Advocate Tanvir Ahmed speaks with the media at the Supreme Court complex after the apex court stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Surat: In this Monday, April 3, 2023 file photo, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi waves at supporters as he leaves Surat District Court by bus after filing an appeal challenging his conviction in a defamation case, in Surat. The Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. (PTI Photo)