Fact Check: No, Meenakashi Lekhi’s father-in-law didn’t defend Nathuram Godse in court

A false claim is doing the rounds on social media that MoS for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi’s father-in-law PN Lekhi had defended Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.

Many netizens are claiming that MoS for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi’s father-in-law PN Lekhi was a traitor who had defended Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Spreading lies and rumours is an offence both in real life and on twitter , I am reporting this to the police and Twitter, since it has come from a verified handle, will see at the police station #Twitter #FakeNews https://t.co/l40HV2Z7tJ This comes in the backdrop of Lekhi’s recent statement where she had called the protesting farmers ‘mawali’. The statement had stirred a controversy following which Lekhi had apologised.