Whenever Rahul Gandhi talks about Savarkar, it creates uproar. In one of the cases, a Pune court ordered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear in court on October 23. Recently, a Nashik court also issued summons to Rahul Gandhi in another defamation case.
The case in which Rahul Gandhi appeared in court was filed by the family of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. In April 2023, Satyaki Savarkar, the grandson of Veer Savarkar’s brother, sued Rahul Gandhi for defamation of Savarkar.
The complaint was against a statement made by Rahul Gandhi in London in March 2023. Similarly, there were complaints about Rahul Gandhi’s statement at a press conference in November 2022 that the Congress leader had deliberately damaged Savarkar’s reputation through words and visuals and tried to malign his image in society.
Whenever Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, is asked about the Savarkar issue apology, he says, “Rahul Gandhi thinks… my name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi…Gandhi” was not like anyone else.
What is the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi?
In London, Rahul Gandhi narrated an incident that Savarkar had written about in his book. Rahul Gandhi claimed that some of Savarkar’s friends beat up a Muslim man and he felt happy.
Rahul Gandhi said: “Look…if five men defeat one man and one man is happy about it, that is cowardice…If you have to fight, then you should fight alone…” …but not Five to ten people…”
In his petition filed in court, Satyaki Savarkar stated that Rahul Gandhi has been defaming and insulting Veer Savarkar on different occasions over the years… On March 5, 2023, at the Overseas Congress in the United Kingdom During the show, Rahul Gandhi deliberately made false and baseless allegations against Savarkar, due to which his reputation was damaged.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s brother’s grandson Satyaki Savarkar has filed a defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi in the Pune district court and has been summoned Rahul Gandhi.
What impact will the Savarkar case have on Maharashtra elections?
The question now is how much impact Rahul Gandhi’s appearance in the Maharashtra assembly elections will have on the relationship between the Congress party and its ally Maha Vikas Aghadi – and how How much impact will the case have on the Congress party’s performance in the elections.
1. Opposition alliance Mahavikas Aghadi continues to be divided over seat allocation in Maharashtra elections, which is why seat allocation is yet to be finalised. The Congress party has demanded more seats after outperforming its allies in the Lok Sabha elections, but the Savarkar defamation case against Rahul Gandhi is likely to put it on the defensive.
2. Uddhav Thackeray said that Savarkar is like a god to us and his insults cannot be tolerated. Even when Rahul Gandhi issued a statement comparing Gandhi and Savarkar and refused to apologize, Sanjay Raut and Uddhav Thackeray also expressed strong opposition to Rahul Gandhi’s statement.
3. NCP leader Sharad Pawar has praised Savarkar, saying, “Many of the things he said had scientific and social impact…especially his decision to build a temple next to his house. …..and make a man from the Valmiki community the priest inside…it is a progressive approach.
4. Despite objections from Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi stood firm on the Savarkar issue – and every time the question of apologizing for Savarkar’s remarks came up before him, he They all repeat the same thing, his name is Gandhi, not Savarkar.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has always been seen as isolated on the Veer Savarkar issue, which is especially important for the Congress during the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
