Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before a court in adjoining Thane district on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.

Gandhi will appear before the court in Bhiwandi at 11 am, a Congress leader said. The court had on May 2 asked Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 to record his plea in the defamation case filed by Rajesh Kunte in 2014.