National Herald: Subramanian Swamy objects to questions in Hindi during cross examination

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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday objected to the lawyer for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for asking questions in Hindi while being cross-examination in National Herald case, saying he was a Tamil'.
The exchange of words took place between Swamy and senior advocate R S Cheema, appearing for Gandhi, before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who was recording the cross examination of the BJP leader who is the complainant in the case.
On being asked, Dr Swamy jis sadak pe Indian Express building bana (Dr Swamy, the road on which Indian Express building was built)..., Swamy said, Please speak in English. You must remember I am a Tamil. English is the language of the court."
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First Published: Aug 30 2019 | 3:50 PM IST