Rahul Gandhi Summoned by Pune Court in Savarkar Defamation Case

The Congress leader is required to appear in court on October 23 over allegations of defamatory remarks made against Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a special court in Pune following a defamation complaint by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
The complaint alleges Gandhi made false and malicious remarks about Savarkar during a speech in London in March 2023.
According to Satyaki Savarkar, Gandhi claimed that Savarkar wrote about participating in violence against a Muslim man, which he asserts never happened.
The court has found preliminary evidence supporting the complaint and has asked Gandhi to appear in person on October 23.
This case has been transferred to a special court for MPs and MLAs, with proceedings presided over by Joint Civil Judge Amol Shinde.