Rahul Gandhi summoned by Pune Court in defamation case, asked to appear before October 23

A Pune court issued summons to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and asked him to appear before the court on October 23 in a criminal defamation case filled by the grandnephew of the late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

According to Sangram Kolhatkar, an advocate representing Satyaki Savarkar, the complaint alleges that the Congress leader made objectionable remarks about the Hindutva ideologue during a visit to the UK last year.

Following the statements made by Rahul Gandhi, in April 2023, Satyaki Savarkar, the grandson of one of Vinayak Savarkar's brothers, filed a complaint with a Pune magistrate regarding alleged defamatory comments made by Rahul Gandhi.