Defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi

THANE: A defamation case was registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Thane Nagar police station for allegedly insulting Savarkar in one of his speeches during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

A woman BJP leader from Thane, Vandana Dongre, filed the complaint. The latest controversy over Savarkar’s place in history broke on Tuesday after Gandhi’s comment at an event in honour of tribal leader Birsa Munda. After his controversial statement, several BJP and Shiv Sena party workers held agitations in Thane.