Savarkar defamation case: Pune court grants permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Share February 18, 2025 minutespedia.in Topstory Savarkar defamation case:  A special court in Pune on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.