Rahul says no hospitality received from Lalit Modi: Source

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday denied former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi's allegations levelled against him and his brother-in-law Robert Vadra of having received his hospitality, said sources.

"Neither Rahul Gandhi nor any member of the Gandhi family ever received any hospitality of Lalit Modi. All charges levelled by Lalit Modi are baseless," the sources added.

Earlier, Modi had tweeted that he had run into Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra at a restaurant in London.

The Congress hit back saying that Priyanka and Vadra ran into Modi in a crowded restaurant, and seeing someone at a public place was no crime.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is already in line of fire after it was revealed that its senior leaders Sushma Swaraj allegedly helped Modi.

While External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj admitting of getting a no objection to Modi's request to travel out of the United Kingdom for his wife's treatment, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje signed documents to help Modi get UK stay permit in 2011 when she was the leader of opposition in the state Assembly. The Chief Minister had claimed that she helped Modi as a friend.