‘does He Know His Grandmother…’: Sc Pulls Up Rahul Gandhi For Comments On Veer Savarkar

The Supreme Court pulled up Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for his remarks connected Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The apex tribunal called his remarks “irresponsible” and asked him not to “mock our state fighters”. The court, however, stayed nan criminal proceedings against Gandhi. 

The lawsuit stems from nan Congress leader's comments connected Savarkar made connected November 17, 2022, during his Bharat Jodo Yatra astatine a rally successful Maharashtra's Akola district. He called Savarkar a “British servant” who received a pension from nan assemblage government. 

Rahul Gandhi had moved nan apex tribunal challenging an bid of nan Allahabad High Court, which refused to quash summons issued against him successful nan defamation case. Advocate Nripendra Pandey revenge a title against Gandhi for intentionally insulting Savarkar.

A bench, comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, asked Gandhi to not make specified statements successful nan future. It said that nan tribunal mightiness return suo motu cognisance of specified remarks. 

“Does your customer cognize moreover Mahatma Gandhi utilized nan building ‘your religious servant’? Does he cognize his grandma besides sent a missive to nan state fighter?,” nan tribunal asked elder advocator Abhishek Singhvi who appeared for Gandhi.

“You are a governmental leader. Why should you make comments for illustration this? Don’t do this. If nan volition wasn’t to provoke, past why make specified statements?,” it said. 

The apical tribunal issued notices to nan complainant and nan Uttar Pradesh authorities seeking their responses connected Gandhi’s plea.

A lawsuit nether various penal provisions for alleged offences for illustration 'promoting enmity betwixt classes' and 'public mischief' was lodged against Rahul Gandhi by Pandey.

Published on: Apr 25, 2025 1:55 PM IST