Rahul Gandhi's lawyer filed a statement in a Pune court citing a threat to his life in a defamation case related to remarks against Savarkar, without Gandhi's consent. Gandhi strongly disagreed with the statement, prompting his lawyer to withdraw the application. The complainant, Satyaki Savarkar, alleges Gandhi falsely claimed V.D.
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