FIR against RSS chief for Sonia slur

Jaipur, Nov 13 (IBNS) An FIR has been lodged in a police station here against Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) former chief K Sudarshan by a Congress worker for his remark against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

The FIR was lodged with Manakchawk police station under sections 153 (B), and 505 (threatening) and 500 (defamation) of Indian Penal Code a day ago.

Reports said a court ordered a case against the former RSS chief based on the complaint.

The RSS on Friday apologized for Sudarshan’s derogatory remarks against Sonia Gandhi.

“As the joint general secretary of RSS, I express my heartfelt deep regrets over the alleged statement, which had hurt the sentiments, and the subsequent developments that are unfortunate,” said a statement issued by RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi.

The Congress on Thursday had demanded an apology from Sudarshan for his remarks against Gandhi.

Sudarshan made objectionable remarks against Gandhi at a public function in Bhopal on Wednesday, calling her a an agent of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and accusing her of plotting assassinations of her husband and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and his mother Indira Gandhi.

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