India, Aug. 14 -- An application filed in a Pune court on behalf of Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was withdrawn on Thursday after he objected to its contents, saying it had been submitted without his consent.

The application, filed by advocate Milind Pawar, had cited a possible threat to Gandhi from individuals subscribing to the ideology of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. However, Pawar later clarified that the submission, known in legal terms as a 'pursis', was filed without prior consultation with Gandhi and was being withdrawn.

Pawar moved the application before the special MP-MLA court, seeking permission to withdraw the pursis, even though the matter was not listed for hearin...