NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday advised a Pune court docket that he could face from the complainant in a defamation case associated to his remarks towards Savarkar. In an software submitted to the court docket, Gandhi stated that the complainant is a direct descendant of Nathuram Godse and that “preventive safety isn’t solely prudent however is a constitutional obligation upon the State.““Given the documented historical past of violent and anti-constitutional tendencies linked to the complainant’s lineage… there exists a transparent, cheap, and substantial apprehension that Shri Rahul Gandhi could face hurt, wrongful implication, or different types of focusing on,” it was submitted.“In view of the grave historical past related to such lineage, the defence harbours a real and cheap apprehension that historical past should not be permitted to repeat itself,” it added.What’s the case about?The defamation case towards Gandhi was filed by Satyaki Savarkar after the previous made a speech in London in March 2023, referring to an incident in Savarkar’s writings the place Savarkar and others purportedly assaulted a Muslim man and located it “pleasurable.”Satyaki Savarkar disputed the existence of such an account in Savarkar’s printed works and moved the court docket contending the remarks had been false, deceptive, and defamatory.He has sought Gandhi’s conviction below Part 500 IPC and compensation below Part 357 CrPC.The case stems from Gandhi’s assertion in London the place he stated: “They (Savarkar and his associates) beat up a Muslim and felt completely happy. If 5 individuals beat up one individual and somebody is getting completely happy, then that is cowardice. Fifteen individuals with Savarkarji are beating one individual. That is additionally of their ideology.”