Rahul Gandhi says RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi, ready to face trial

01 September,2016 02:43 PM IST |   |  Agencies

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he stood by his remarks that RSS men killed Mahatma Gandhi and he was ready to face trial in a defamation case over the controversial comment


Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: AFP

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he is ready to face trial in a defamation case over the controversial comment that RSS men killed Mahatma Gandhi.

The Supreme Court refused to give exemption to Rahul gandhi from personal appearance before Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra in the case.

In 2014, during a rally in Bhiwandi, Thane, Rahul Gandhi had blamed the RSS in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948.

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