India, April 26 -- A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan expressed disapproval over Gandhi's remarks, emphasizing that national heroes and freedom fighters should be treated with respect.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making "irresponsible" remarks about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during a rally in Maharashtra. At the same time, the court stayed the criminal proceedings filed against him over the comments. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan expressed disapproval over Gandhi's remarks, emphasizing that national heroes and freedom fighters should be treated with respect. "Let's not mock our freedom fighters," the bench remarked, while hearing submissi...