New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he never blamed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an organisation for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination but only some people associated with the group.
Kapil Sibal appearing on behalf of the Congress leader drew the attention of the bench to the affidavit filed by Rahul in the high court.
"Rahul Gandhi has always denied making the statement that the RSS as an organisation was responsible for Gandhiji's assassination," he told the SC bench.
A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and RS Nariman, which was hearing the petition filed by Rahul challenging the summons issued to him as an accused in a defamation case, said it will dispose of the petition if the complainant agreed.
The bench noted that the Congress leader had filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court while seeking quashing of the defamation complaint against him stating that, at an election rally, he had not blamed RSS as an institution for the assassination of Gandhi but a person associated with it.
The bench, which posted the matter for September 1, asked the complainant's counsel and senior advocate UR Lalit to seek instruction whether the complainant was ready to end the case if Gandhi's statement is taken on record.
Reacting to this, BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao said, "Rahul Gandhi's statement in SC is misleading. His statement was directly against the RSS and politically motivated."
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