Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on Thursday lodged a police complaint in Pune against radical Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide for his alleged derogatory remarks against the Father of the Nation.
Mr. Bhide, who heads the fringe Sangli-based outfit Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, had been accused of making offensive remarks against Mahatma Gandhi during a programme in Maharashtra’s Amravati district in July.
Mr. Gandhi, along with advocate Asim Sarode and other social activists, lodged the complaint at the city’s Deccan Gymkhana police station. In the complaint, Mr. Gandhi accused the Hindutva leader of being a “habitual offender” who consistently sought to heighten social tensions by making defamatory and divisive remarks about historical personalities.
