Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Savarkar Kin Says Rahul Gandhi Misrepresented Him in Court
Satyaki Savarkar is involved in a court case against Rahul Gandhi.
He says Rahul Gandhi made V D Savarkar look like someone who hated Muslims.
Satyaki says this was untrue.
He told the court that Savarkar’s writings supported the progress of Muslims.
The case is about an alleged statement that Savarkar wrote about attacking a Muslim young man.
Satyaki says no such incident appears in Savarkar’s writings.
Gandhi’s lawyer questioned Satyaki in court.
The lawyer also submitted an old interview involving Gopal Godse and Nathuram Godse’s RSS membership.
The court is examining these claims as part of the defamation proceedings.
Satyaki Savarkar testified in a Pune court during Rahul Gandhi’s defamation case.
He said Gandhi portrayed V D Savarkar as an extreme Muslim hater and mob lyncher.
Satyaki said Savarkar never hated Muslims and supported their progress in his writings.
The case concerns Gandhi’s alleged claim that Savarkar described assaulting a Muslim youth.
A 2004 Gopal Godse interview and transcript were submitted during cross-examination.
- Who
- Satyaki Savarkar filed the complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over statements about V D Savarkar.
- What
- Satyaki testified that Gandhi’s alleged remarks falsely portrayed V D Savarkar as a Muslim hater and mob lyncher.
- When
- The testimony took place on Tuesday; the case concerns alleged remarks Gandhi made in London in 2023.
- Where
- A special court in Pune.
- Why
- Satyaki alleges that Gandhi falsely claimed Savarkar wrote about assaulting a Muslim youth and enjoying the act.
Satyaki Savarkar’s position
Alleged Rahul Gandhi portrayal
Savarkar’s attitude toward Muslims
Satyaki Savarkar’s position
Satyaki said V D Savarkar never hated Muslims and that his writings showed ways to advance their progress.
Alleged Rahul Gandhi portrayal
Satyaki said Gandhi’s alleged remarks portrayed Savarkar as an extreme hater of Muslims and a mob lyncher.
Alleged incident in a book
Satyaki Savarkar’s position
The complainant maintains that no such incident appears in V D Savarkar’s writings.
Alleged Rahul Gandhi portrayal
Satyaki recounted Gandhi’s alleged claim that Savarkar wrote about assaulting a Muslim youth with five or six friends and enjoying the act.
Court evidence
Satyaki Savarkar’s position
Satyaki’s side disputes the alleged portrayal and the existence of the described incident in Savarkar’s writings.
Alleged Rahul Gandhi portrayal
During cross-examination, Gandhi’s lawyer submitted Gopal Godse’s 2004 interview and transcripts, which purportedly acknowledged Nathuram Godse’s RSS membership; the reports do not give a separate response from Gandhi.
- Complainant
- Satyaki Savarkar, V D Savarkar’s grandnephew
- Respondent
- Rahul Gandhi
- Court
- Special court in Pune
- Case type
- Criminal defamation
- Disputed statement
- Gandhi allegedly said Savarkar wrote that he and five or six friends assaulted a Muslim youth and derived pleasure from it.
- Complainant’s position
- Satyaki said V D Savarkar never hated Muslims and wrote about ways to promote their progress.
- Submitted material
- A 2004 video interview of Gopal Godse and its transcripts were submitted during cross-examination.
