The Congress says its vice-president Rahul Gandhi will not apologise for his remark that, the RSS was responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, instead he will present historical facts and evidence in court to support his claim.

While, the Supreme Court slammed Rahul Gandhi for his remarks and said he will have to face trial in the defamation case against him if he does not express regret.

“We have held it may be historically correct but the fact or the statement has to meet the test of public good. You can’t make collective denunciation,” the court said.
Congress communication chief Randeep Surjewala said that, “The question of Mr. Gandhi expressing regret or apology does not arise. Such a suggestion has been made in the past and not been accepted by Mr. Gandhi.”

“Mr. Gandhi is a mature politician with intimate knowledge of historical facts. The Congress and Mr. Gandhi will defend these remarks at the appropriate forum. Since the matter is pending adjudication, we will not like to comment further,” Mr. Surjewala said.

The party spokesman Gaurav Gogoi, reiterating that Mr. Gandhi would fight the defamation case in court to “bring out the truth before everyone”.

“The Supreme Court has made some observations. We would not like to comment on them. Nonetheless, we are confident that when the case is heard, we will present historical evidence and documents that support Rahul Gandhi’s claim. We respect the Supreme Court.”

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