Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of V.D. Savarkar, told a special Pune court that his granduncle condemned the 1948 assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
The trial feeds a political dispute over historical figures that regularly shapes public debate, protests, and social media discourse in Indian cities. Court outcomes in defamation cases can influence what politicians say publicly.
Track the next hearing date in the Rahul Gandhi defamation trial at the special Pune court.