Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson Satyajit Savarkar has approached a Pune court to file a defamation case against the former Congress chief. (file photo)
Rahul Gandhi has often accused Savarkar of “apologising” to the British for getting out of jail, and has regularly retaliated against the BJP’s apology by claiming that it was Gandhi and not Savarkar who had to apologise. .
Congress leader’s difficulties seem to be increasing Rahul Gandhi Who has been regularly targeting Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his speeches.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson Satyaki Savarkar has approached a Pune court to file a defamation case against the former Congress chief.
Rahul Gandhi has often accused Savarkar of “apologising” to the British for getting out of jail, and regularly rebuts demands for an apology from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that he was the first to apologize. It was not Savarkar but Gandhi.
Speaking to CNN-News18, Satyaki Savarkar claimed that Rahul Gandhi insulted the Hindutva ideologue.
“Rahul Gandhi went to England last month and remarked in a gathering that Veer Savarkar wrote in his book that he along with his 5-6 friends was beating up a Muslim man and Veer Savarkar enjoyed it. That comment is an insult because the incident is fictional. This statement is baseless and hurts us.”
“Savarkar ji has not written any such incident in his literature. Case has been filed and I have not yet received the complaint number.”
#Watch , Satyaki Savarkar, grandson of one of Vinayak Savarkar’s brothers, has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi. He says, “Rahul Gandhi went to England last month and in a meeting he remarked that Veer Savarkar wrote in his book that he, … pic.twitter.com/X4tQkvTyGH
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Savarkar was born on May 28, 1883 in the present Nashik district.
The BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, which is currently in power in Maharashtra, recently launched Savarkar pride in each district of the state to honor Savarkar’s contribution to the country and to counter Rahul Gandhi’s criticism against him. Took trips
Veteran Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan had earlier said that his party has agreed not to raise the issue of Savarkar as the three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies have different views on the late Hindutva ideologue.
On April 13, 2019, Rahul Gandhi is convicted by a Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Surat for his remark “How all thieves have the surname Modi” on March 23, during an election rally. He was sentenced to two years in prison. ,
Gandhi has filed an appeal against the verdict before Additional Sessions Judge RP Mogera. He has also prayed for a stay of conviction in the meantime. The court granted bail to the Congress leader till the disposal of his appeal.
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