Maha: Cross-examination in Rahul Gandhi-Savarkar defamation case raises historical & political issues

Pune, Nov 15 (UNI) The ongoing defamation case filed against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has brought several historical, political and ideological issues into focus during the cross-examination of the complainant before a special MP-MLA court in Pune. Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had recently said that around 45 defamation cases were pending against him across the country and expressed confidence in defending his position through the judicial process. In the Pune case, Satyaki Ashok Savarkar, who claims to be a descendant of Vinayak Savarkar, has…