PHOTOS: A sea of support for the Gandhis

Massive protests were seen across the country after Congress party members and workers took to the streets to agitate against the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what they call is "willful defamation" of their president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi in the alleged National Herald corruption case.

Image: Activists of the Youth Congress stage train blockade at Chandmari in Guwahati on Saturday, protesting against the political vindictiveness by the BJP at the Centre.

Image: Police arrest Congress activists during their protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with National Herald case, in Bhopal. Photograph: PTI

Image: Congress activists shouting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in Kolkata. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI

Image: Congress party members in Bengaluru hold a protest against the National Herald case with anti-Modi posters comparing the PM with Adolf Hitler: Photograph: ANI/Twitter

Image: In Jaipur, Congress leader Sachin Pilot led party members in a protest march against the Central government. Photograph: ANI/Twitter