The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday appointed Gujarat MLA Purnesh Modi, who filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as party’s in-charge in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Mr. Modi shot to fame after he filed the case against Mr. Gandhi, leading to his conviction by a Surat court. Later, the Congress leader was disqualified from Lok Sabha after the conviction. However, it was later restored by the Supreme Court.
During a public meeting in Gujarat, Mr. Gandhi had allegedly said, “How come all the thieves have Modi as common surname?”
