Proper-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar’s grand nephew Satyaki on Tuesday (September 1) informed a Particular MP/MLA Courtroom in Pune that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi by delivering his speech in London, ‘defamed’ his granduncle (Savarkar) by portraying him as an ‘excessive hater’ of Muslims. The court docket was informed that in truth, Savarkar by no means hated Muslims.
Notably, Satyaki has initiated a legal defamation case towards Gandhi for defaming Savarkar by delivering a speech in London. He’s presently being cross-examined by Gandhi’s lawyer Milind Pawar earlier than Particular Choose Amol Shinde.
On Tuesday, when Satyaki was requested what precisely he thought-about defamatory in Gandhi’s speech, he drew consideration to a sentence through which Gandhi allegedly learn from a e-book purportedly written by Savarkar. The passage recounts an incident through which Savarkar and a few of his buddies allegedly assaulted a Muslim man, following which Savarkar is claimed to have felt a way of satisfaction.
“By these phrases, Savarkar was portrayed as an excessive hater of Muslims and as a mob lyncher. Savarkar by no means hated Muslims. Somewhat, in his writings, he confirmed the methods and means for his or her progress,” Satyaki stated.
Additional in his cross-examination, Satyaki admitted that on December 12, 2025, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah had unveiled a statue of Savarkar in Andaman. He stated he was not conscious if the RSS follows the ideology of Savarkar.
“It’s true to say that, on December 12, 2025, a statue of Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was unveiled at Andaman by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union Minister Amit Shah. We had no details about that programme. Additional, no permission of our household was obtained whereas unveiling the stated statue. I have no idea whether or not the RSS follows the ideology of Savarkar,” Satyaki testified.
In his cross-examination, Satyaki additionally admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken within the Parliament, referring to the continuing case towards Gandhi over defaming Savarkar, on July 3, 2024.
Additional, the court docket allowed Pawar to carry on file, a transcript together with the video interview of Gopal Godse, the maternal grandfather of Satyaki and in addition the elder brother of Nathuram Godse.
The transcript taken on file, speaks about how Gopal Godse criticised the RSS for contemplating Hindu Maha Sabha, the political entrance then, as a competitor. He had identified that regardless of Savarkar main the Hindu Maha Sabha for a number of years as a President, the RSS, thought-about it as a contest even when the organisation (RSS) itself had claimed that it could not enter into politics.
“As their power grew, they started to view the Hindu Mahasabha as a rival—a rival of their sphere of affect, their actions, and their path; a real competitor had emerged. It’s pure, in any case—very similar to a thief accusing one other of being a thief—that as their energy elevated, they got here to treat the Hindu Mahasabha as a rival,” Godse said within the interview, which was taken on file.
Within the interview, Godse additional criticised the RSS for not taking a ‘agency’ stance within the case of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination regardless of Nathuram being an RSS man.
“The Sangh didn’t take the agency stance it should have taken. Nathuram was a Sangh Swayamsevak. No, no—do not say he by no means was one; he was one. Nevertheless, it was not a part of the Sangh’s outreach or agenda to kill Gandhiji. So, one should settle for the details as they’re. Moreover, there’s a saying: If the burden falls upon the physique, shoulder it. If folks say that Nathuram—the person who dedicated the act—was a Sangh Swayamsevak, then allow them to say it. In spite of everything, who else however a Swayamsevak might possess the daring to do such a factor? Solely a Swayamsevak might do it. So, with regards to the crunch, they run away. The purpose is, you have to communicate the reality—the truth of the state of affairs—with out giving in to worry. In case you are afraid to talk the reality, you’ll perish,” Godse had stated within the interview.
The cross-examination will proceed on September 3.
Background:
The defamation grievance asserts that Gandhi has repeatedly defamed Savarkar on varied events through the years. One particular incident highlighted was on March 5, 2023, when Gandhi addressed the Abroad Congress in the UK.
The complainant, Satyaki Savarkar, has claimed that Gandhi deliberately made wild allegations towards Savarkar, understanding them to be unfaithful, with the intention of harming Savarkar’s status and inflicting psychological agony to the complainant and his household. He states that the defamatory speech was delivered in England, however its affect was felt in Pune because it was revealed and circulated all through India.
Satyaki, in his grievance, has submitted a number of information reviews and a YouTube hyperlink to a video of Gandhi’s speech in London as proof. He has claimed that Gandhi falsely accused Savarkar of writing a e-book through which he described beating up a Muslim individual, which Savarkar by no means wrote and such an incident by no means occurred.
Satyaki argued that Gandhi made these false, malicious, and wild allegations with the precise goal of defaming Savarkar and harming his status.
The legal defamation utility filed by Satyaki calls for most punishment for Gandhi beneath Part 500 (Punishment for defamation) of the IPC and seeks imposition of most compensation as per Part 357 (Order to pay compensation) of the CrPC.
Case Title: Satyaki Savarkar vs Rahul Gandhi
Beforehand –
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