Lalit Modi Threatens to Sue Rahul Gandhi in UK Court over the ‘Modi Surname’ Remark

New Delhi: Lalit Modi, the beleaguered IPL founder threatened to sue Rahul Gandhi in a UK court over his “Modi Surname” remark.

Lalit Modi’s recent stance comes a few days after Rahul Gandhi was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison by a Surat court in a defamation case, for his remarks over ‘Modi surname’.

Taking to Twitter, Lalit Modi today said, “he looked forward to seeing him make a complete fool of himself”.

In a series of tweets, Lalit Modi lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, saying, “every Tom dick and Gandhi associates again and again saying I a ma fugitive of justice. why ?How?” (sic).

During a rally in 2019, Rahul Gandhi had apparently said, “How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?” In his remarks, Rahul Gandhi made a reference to Lalit Modi (facing allegations of financial irregularities in the IPL) and fugitive Nirav Modi.