Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case.
The Congress MP was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for comments made in 2019 about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname at an election rally.
Mr. Gandhi, who was present in court for sentencing, remains out of jail on bail for 30 days and will appeal.
His party accused Mr. Modi's government of targeting him.
General elections are due next year.
A Congress party spokesman said the ruling was full of legally unsustainable conclusions - and vowed its politicians would not be silenced.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata party says due judicial process has been followed in the case, which dates back to the campaign ahead of the last election.
