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Rahul Gandhi’s Lawyer to Withdraw Court Statement Citing Threat to His Life, Says Filed without LoP's ‘Consent’

Rahul Gandhi's lawyer filed a safety statement without his consent in a Pune defamation case and plans to withdraw it, citing disagreement with its contents, officials said.

  • Rahul Gandhi's lawyer Milind Pawar filed a pursis on August 13, 2025, in a Pune court citing a threat to Gandhi's life in a defamation case.
  • Pawar filed the pursis without consulting Rahul Gandhi, who has strongly disagreed with its contents and plans to withdraw the application on August 14.
  • The defamation case was filed by Satyaki Savarkar, who alleged Gandhi made defamatory remarks about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during a March 2023 speech in London.
  • Savarkar, a direct descendant of Nathuram and Gopal Godse, denied Gandhi's allegations as baseless and said the defense is filing frivolous pleas to delay the case.
  • The court hearing is scheduled for September 10, 2025, and the withdrawal of the threat application may affect the case's progress and political tensions involved.
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Live Mint broke the news in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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