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 Centre told the Delhi High Court that X failed to act despite “actual knowledge” of controversial tweets by Rana Ayyub. It warned that this inaction could lead to loss of safe harbour protection under IT laws.
Pune court hears that VD Savarkar’s “Swatantryaveer” title was neither given by the government nor backed by any documentary proof. Statement comes during key testimony in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi was granted bail by a Nashik court in a defamation case over remarks on V D Savarkar during the 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. He appeared via video link and pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
