Veer Savarkar’s grandson Satyaki data defamation case in opposition to Rahul Gandhi

Another defamation case has been filed in opposition to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi after his conviction in a defamation case that resulted in his disqualification from Lok Sabha. Satyaki Savarkar, the grandson of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has filed a grievance in opposition to Rahul Gandhi over his suggestions on Veer Savarkar.

The defamation grievance beneath sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed sooner than the court docket docket of a judicial Justice of the Peace in Pune.

“Today, I have filed a complaint for criminal defamation against Rahul Gandhi for his false allegations made in this speech against my grand father late Shri. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar,” Satyaki Savarkar talked about on Twitter proper now night time. He moreover posted a clip of a video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech the place the Congress chief had alleged that Savarkar’s ideology included being fully happy after beating Muslims.

Today, I’ve filed a grievance for jail defamation in opposition to Rahul Gandhi for his false allegations made on this speech in opposition to my grand father late Shri. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. @ABPNews @ZeeNews @News18India @aajtak @OpIndia_com pic.twitter.com/dUnzvWF9gP

— Satyaki Savarkar (@SatyakiSavarkar) April 12, 2023

The disqualified Lok Sabha MP had claimed that Savarkar has written in his e book that when he felt very fully happy after he and his buddies beat up a Muslim man. He had talked about that that’s the ideology of BJP.

Rahul Gandhi had made the suggestions all through his newest journey to the UK, which was filled with controversial remarks by him. During an interaction with the Indian diaspora organised by the UK chapter of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) on 5 March, he had claimed that BJP’s ideology is “cowardice.”

Referring to External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s remarks on China, Rahul Gandhi had talked about, “If you notice the statement of the Foreign Minister, he said China is much more powerful than us. To think China is more powerful than us, how can I pick a fight with them? At the heart of the ideology is cowardice.”

He then went on to say, “Savarkar, in his book, said that he felt happy after he along with 5-6 others beat up a Muslim man. If five people beat up one person and one of them feels good, this is cowardice. If you want to fight then go fight single-handedly.”

Speaking to portal The New Indian, Satyaki Savarkar’s counsel Anirudh Ganu talked about that Gandhi’s claims are fully baseless and Veer Savarkar did not level out any such event wherever. “His statement is totally false,” he talked about.