Sonia Gandhi criticized the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case related to the National Herald as "truly a strange case." Her lawyer, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, argued the case lacked substance, highlighting the absence of property involved. The ED alleges Sonia and Rahul Gandhi laundered money through a fraudulent takeover of Associated Journals Ltd's assets.
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