Satyaki Savarkar told a Pune court that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s mercy petitions to the British government did not affect the “Veer” title given by the public. The statement came during a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over remarks made in London in 2023.
The Supreme Court upheld the use of Urdu on Maharashtra municipal signboards, saying that Urdu is a language of the people and not connected to any religion. The Court added that there is no legal issue with using Urdu alongside Marathi.
