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New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) A "think tank" has written to Attorney General K K Venugopal seeking his consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi for his remarks that V D Savarkar was complicit in Mahatma Gandhi"s murder.
The letter by "Abhinav Bharat Congress" and its founder Pankaj Phadnis referred to a judgement dated March 28, 2018 which stated, "The submission of the petitioner that Shri Savarkar has been held guilty for the murder of Gandhiji is misplaced." "After this categorical assertion by the highest country court of the country, where is the scope to suggest that Savarkar "murdered" Gandhi ji, as you are reported to have said?" the think tank said in a letter to Owaisi dated October 15.
In its letter dated October 23, the think tank said: "This has reference to our letter of October 15, 2021 addressed to Owaisi.
You will notice that the said said letter was a polite request to cease and desist from suggesting and our imputing in any manner that Savarkar was held guilty of murder of Gandhi ji.
"It was expected that he would issue a clarification to set the record straight.
Unfortunately, the said letter has not even been acknowledged by him.