April
08
/ 2025
A special court in Pune has agreed to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s request to convert the ongoing criminal defamation case against him from a summary trial to a summons trial, marking a significant development in the high-profile legal battle stemming from his remarks on Hindutva figure Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
The case arises from Gandhi’s controversial comments made during a public event in London on March 5, 2023, which the complainant, Satyaki Savarkar — great-grandson of VD Savarkar — claims were defamatory.
