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Savarkar's Grandnephew Tells Court Gandhi Called Him 'Extreme Hater of Muslims'
In a Pune court, VD Savarkar's grandnephew Satyaki Savarkar testified that Rahul Gandhi's 2023 London speech portrayed Savarkar as an 'extreme hater of Muslims.' Gandhi's lawyer submitted a 2004 video interview of Satyaki's grandfather as part of the defamation case proceedings.
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Savarkar's Grandnephew Tells Court Gandhi Called Him 'Extreme Hater of Muslims'
PUNE — Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar's grandnephew, Satyaki Savarkar, told a special court on Tuesday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as an "extreme hater of Muslims" in a 2023 speech in London, according to testimony in a defamation case filed by Satyaki.
During cross-examination, Gandhi's lawyer, Milind Pawar, asked Satyaki to identify the exact words in Gandhi's speech that allegedly harmed Savarkar's reputation. Satyaki cited Gandhi's statement that "Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six friends had assaulted a Muslim youth and derived pleasure from the act."
"By these words, Savarkar was portrayed as an extreme hater of Muslims and as a mob lyncher. Savarkar never hated Muslims. Rather, in his writings, he showed the ways and means for their progress," Satyaki claimed.
Satyaki alleged that Gandhi falsely attributed the account of an assault on a Muslim youth to Savarkar, maintaining that no such incident appears in the Hindutva ideologue's writings.
During the same proceedings, Pawar submitted a 2004 video interview of Satyaki's grandfather, Gopal Godse, along with its transcript. Gopal Godse, the younger brother of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse and a co-conspirator in the assassination, purportedly acknowledged in the interview that Nathuram was an RSS member.
The defamation case stems from Gandhi's alleged remarks made in London in 2023. The court proceedings are ongoing.
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Framing: Stresses Rahul Gandhi's alleged portrayal of Savarkar as an extreme hater of Muslims, as told by a grandnephew in court
Facts Included:
VD Savarkar's grandnephew Satyaki Savarkar told a Pune court that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as an 'extreme hater of Muslims' in a 2023 speech in London
During cross-examination in the defamation case filed against Gandhi, his lawyer Milind Pawar asked Satyaki to identify the exact words in Gandhi's speech that allegedly harmed Savarkar's reputation
Satyaki cited Gandhi's statement that 'Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six friends had assaulted a Muslim youth and derived pleasure from the act'
Satyaki claimed that Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as an extreme hater of Muslims and as a mob lyncher
Satyaki claimed that Savarkar never hated Muslims and instead showed ways and means for their progress in his writings
Satyaki alleged that Gandhi falsely attributed the account of an assault on a Muslim youth to Savarkar, maintaining that no such incident appears in the Hindutva ideologue's writings
During Tuesday's proceedings, Pawar submitted a 2004 video interview of Satyaki's grandfather Gopal Godse, along with its transcript
Gopal Godse, the younger brother of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse and a co-conspirator in the assassination, purportedly acknowledged in the interview that Nathuram was an RSS member
Framing: The headline emphasizes Rahul Gandhi's portrayal of Savarkar as an extreme hater of Muslims, as told by the grandnephew to a court.
Facts Included:
Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of VD Savarkar, claimed in a Pune court that Rahul Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as an 'extreme hater of Muslims'.
Gandhi's lawyer Milind Pawar submitted a 2004 video interview of Gopal Godse and its transcripts during cross-examination in the special court on Tuesday.
Gopal Godse was the younger brother of Nathuram Godse and was a co-conspirator in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi concerns his alleged statements in London in 2023.
Satyaki Savarkar recounted Rahul Gandhi's statement that 'Savarkar had written in a book that heand five to six friends had assaulted a Muslim youth and derived pleasure from the act'.
Satyaki Savarkar claimed that Savarkar never hated Muslims and that his writings showed ways for their progress.
The complainant maintained that no such incident appears in the Hindutva ideologue's writings.
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ClaimSatyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of VD Savarkar, claimed in a Pune court that Rahul Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as an 'extreme hater of Muslims'.
ClaimDuring cross-examination in the special court on Tuesday, Gandhi's lawyer Milind Pawar submitted a 2004 video interview of Gopal Godse and its transcripts.