October 5, 2024 1:08 PM

Pune Court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case filed by Savarkar’s grandnephew

A Pune court has issued summons to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, requiring him to appear before the court on October 23 in a criminal defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of the late Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The complaint, represented by advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, alleges that Gandhi made objectionable remarks about Savarkar during a visit to the United Kingdom last year. Following Gandhi's statements made on March 5,...