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Gandhi Urges Court to Probe Savarkar Kin’s Godse Link as Complainant Seeks Book Cited in Speech

A Pune court will decide whether to verify Satyaki Savarkar’s maternal connection to the Godse family before ruling on his motion to obtain the alleged source material referenced by Rahul Gandhi.

The demand from Gandhi’s counsel came during the hearing on the defamation plea filed by Satyaki, who claims that the Congress leader falsely attributed a violent anecdote to VD Savarkar. (HT FILE)
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Overview

  • Rahul Gandhi’s defence counsel filed an application accusing Satyaki Savarkar of concealing his maternal lineage that ties him to Gopal Godse, brother of Gandhi’s assassin.
  • The petition argues that Satyaki disclosed only his paternal link to VD Savarkar and labels omission of his Godse ancestry as a “fraud on the court.”
  • Satyaki Savarkar has moved to compel Rahul Gandhi to produce the specific book or passage he cited in his March 2023 London speech, maintaining no such text exists in Savarkar’s writings.
  • Special Judge Amol Shinde directed Satyaki to respond to Gandhi’s petition and may order Pune’s Vishrambaug police station to verify the disputed maternal lineage.
  • Plea recording has been delayed since January as the court awaits decisions on both the lineage verification request and the production of the contested source material.