Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 defamation case. The plea challenges the order of the Gujarat High Court dated July 7. In the plea, Rahul Gandhi requested the apex court to suspend his conviction and grant him relief in the Purnesh Modi defamation case.

Earlier, Gujarat High Court upholds Sessions Court's order denying stay on conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case against 'Modi surname' remark.

In April, a sessions court in Surat had dismissed the Congress leader’s appeal against the conviction order passed by a magistrate’s court in the previous month.

Rahul Gandhi will not be able to contest elections or seek revocation of the suspension of his status as a Member of Parliament (MP).