In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi says neither she nor Rahul Gandhi got any money from the National Herald revival. She accuses the BJP and RSS of acting as both prosecutor and judge against opposition leaders.
Rahul Gandhi has faced at least 30 cases across eight states, and a 2023 defamation conviction over a rally remark cost him his Parliament seat.
The revival was structured as a non-profit, yet a criminal conspiracy case was brought in 2015 and the Enforcement Directorate later launched its own prosecution. The matter is still in court more than twelve years on.