Pune, July 29 -- Adv Milind Pawar, representing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, filed a petition in a Pune court today seeking contempt of court action against Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

The petition alleges that Satyaki Savarkar has repeatedly violated court orders in the ongoing defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi.

The defamation case, which is currently being heard by Judge Amol Shinde, was filed by Satyaki Savarkar, who accused Rahul Gandhi of defaming freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during a speech in London in 2023. As part of the case, Savarkar had submitted a CD and a transcript of Gandhi's speech as evidence.

Advocate Pawar has repeatedly requested copies of the CD and the certified ...