The Supreme Court today reprimanded the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged derogatory remarks on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked Rahul Gandhi to refrain from making irresponsible statements.

In November 2022, Mr.  Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, made defamatory comments on Savarkar at a rally in Maharashtra’s Akola. The Justice Datta-led Bench cautioned that if the Congress leader made any such comments in the future, it would initiate suo motu action against him.

Reacting to this development, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said Mr Gandhi will not be forgiven if he continues to repeatedly insult Veer Savarkar.