Savarkar’s Grandson Files Defamation Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi

Late Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar`s grandson on Wednesday approached a courtroom docket right here in Maharashtra with a crook defamation criticism towards Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accusing him of creating fake allegations towards Savarkar all through his deal with in London. The grandson, Satyaki Savarkar, stated his legal professionals have moved the town courtroom docket with a criticism below sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.

“Since the worried courtroom docket officer changed into absent today, they requested us to return back once more on Saturday to get the quantity of the case. We have now no longer acquired the case quantity but and we can obtain it on Saturday,” Satyaki Savarkar advised PTI.

Speaking approximately the content material of the criticism, Satyaki Savarkar stated Rahul Gandhi all through his interplay with Indian expats in London had raised Savarkar’s topic.

“Rahul Gandhi advised the collection that VD Savarkar had written a ee-e book wherein the latter said that he and his 5 to 6 buddies had been beating a Muslim guy and he (Savarkar) felt happy.

“Rahul Gandhi, even as speakme approximately this incident, requested if it changed into now no longer a cowardly act. First of all, this incident, as narrated via way of means of Gandhi, is a fictional one. No such incident had taken region withinside the existence of Savarkar who changed into a person of medical temperament. He believed in democracy and had counseled Muslims to undertake a systematic approach,” Satyaki Savarkar stated.

He brought that Rahul Gandhi’s assertion approximately VD Savarkar changed into fake, malicious, and geared toward insulting him.

“After this try and defame Savarkar, we determined now no longer to take a seat down silent and approached the courtroom docket with a crook defamation case below sections 499 and 500 of IPC towards Rahul Gandhi.

“V D Savarkar had now no longer written such matters in any ee-e book, so permit this issue arise withinside the courtroom docket as to wherein ee-e book Rahul Gandhi study this incident,” Satyaki Savarkar stated.

He claimed a video of Rahul Gandhi making those statements all through the interplay is to be had and can be submitted in courtroom docket.

Advocate Anirudh Ganu, one of the layers representing Satyaki Savarkar, stated, “Since the courtroom docket officer (assistant registrar) changed into now no longer there withinside the courtroom docket, they advised us to return back on Saturday and the case quantity can be issued”.

A metropolitan courtroom docket in Surat on March 23 convicted Rahul Gandhi of crook defamation for his 2019 remark, “How come all thieves have Modi because the not unusualplace surname?”, and sentenced him to 2 years in jail, main to his disqualification as a Lok Sabha member.

Subsequently, Rahul Gandhi moved the periods courtroom docket which granted him bail on April three and stored the listening to on his plea for a live of conviction on April 13.