Lalit Modi threatens to sue Rahul Gandhi in UK court

Lalit Modi, the embattled IPL founder, on Thursday said he will sue Rahul Gandhi in a UK court. The development comes 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'. In his remarks, Rahul Gandhi made a reference to Lalit Modi (facing allegations of financial irregularities in the IPL) and fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. Lalit Modi said, "he looked forward to seeing him make a complete fool of himself".

i see just about every Tom dick and gandhi associates again and again saying i ama fugitive of justice. why ?How?and when was i to date ever convicted of same. unlike #Papu aka @RahulGandhi now an ordinary citizen saying it and it seems one and all oposition leaders have nothing…

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

Lalit Modi said questioned on which grounds he was being labelled as a “fugitive” and said that he has never been convicted and hence is an ordinary citizen. Further, he slammed Opposition leaders and alleged "vendetta". Tagging several Congress leaders and alleging that they all have properties oversees, Lalit Modi said in another tweet, "I can send addresses and photos etc. Lets not fool the people of India who are the real crooks. Gandhi family has made it as if they are the entitled ones to rule our country. Yes, i will return as soon as you pass stringent liable laws."

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. let not 1 one #congress leader forget that from early 1950's the #modi-family has…

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

Rahul Gandhi was targeting Modi over Rafale deal alleging malfeasance in the Rs 59,000 crore deal.