Pune: The MP/MLA court in Pune granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday in a defamation case related to his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar.

The special court granted bail to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on a surety bond of Rs 25,000 after he appeared before it through video conferencing.

Senior Congress leader Mohan Joshi stood as surety before the court, PTI reported.

Advocate Milind Pawar, representing Gandhi, said the court also granted a permanent exemption to the Congress leader from appearing before it. Pawar added that the matter would now be heard on February 18.

The case was filed on a complaint of the grandnephew of Savarkar and stemmed from a speech Gandhi gave in London in March 2023, where he made certain remarks on the freedom fighter, citing a book written by him.

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