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Pune Court Rejects Rahul Gandhi’s Plea for Savarkar Plaintiff’s Maternal Lineage

The magistrate ruled that the defamation case rests on Gandhi’s London speech and not on the complainant’s family history.

The judge noted that Gandhi had been granted bail with a permanent exemption from personal appearance and there was no evidence to suggest that he was deliberately delaying the proceedings. (HT)
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Overview

  • Judicial Magistrate Amol Shinde dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s request for details of Himani Ashok Savarkar’s lineage as irrelevant to the alleged defamatory remarks.
  • The court also refused Satyaki Savarkar’s application to revoke Gandhi’s bail, citing Gandhi’s permanent personal-appearance exemption and no evidence of deliberate delay.
  • Satyaki Savarkar filed the defamation complaint over Gandhi’s March 2023 London speech, in which Gandhi said V D Savarkar claimed to have beaten a Muslim man and felt pleased.
  • The order noted that Himani Ashok Savarkar, the complainant’s mother, was the daughter of Gopal Vinayak Godse, linking her to Nathuram Godse’s family.
  • The next hearing in the defamation proceedings is scheduled for June 12, 2025.