A magistrate court in Bhiwandi, Thane district has granted permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing in a 2014 criminal defamation case filed by a functionary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).Judicial Magistrate First Class LC Wadikar allowed Gandhi's application for exemption with certain conditions.Gandhi, while addressing an event in 2014, had alleged...