Savarkar's grandnephew told a Pune court that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's mercy petitions to the British did not undermine the 'Veer' title bestowed upon him by the public.

During cross-examination, Satyaki Savarkar acknowledged that several other freedom fighters, including Bhagat Singh, did not file clemency pleas.

Savarkar's grandnephew told a Pune court that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's mercy petitions to the British did not undermine the 'Veer' title bestowed upon him by the public.

Satyaki Savarkar defends his granduncle's ten clemency petitions, asserting they were standard practice under British rule, not loyalty.

The admissions were made on Monday during his cross-examination by advocate Milind Pawar, appearing for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi