Mr. Mehinder Singh Sullar, J.: - Tersenessly, the facts and material, which need a necessary mention for the limited purpose of deciding the core controversy, involved in the instant petition and emanating from the record is that, on 08.08.2004, a “National Conference on Secularism was organized by the Freedom Fighter Cell, of All India Congress Committee in New Delhi. Although, the leaders from various political parties have addressed the Convention, but the then Cabinet Minister and Senior Congress Leader Mr.Arjun Singh, was the star speaker. He delivered the speech in question, which was published by different National Newspapers. ‘The Hindu’ Newspaper published the news (Annexure P-7) as well, on 09.08.2004, which in substance is as under:-

“The Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh, today asked the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to cleanse the administration of people owing allegiance to the RSS, an organization he accused of being responsible for the killing of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

Our first duty is that the fascist forces of the RSS should be detected. Today, Government administration is in grip of the RSS, we have to cleanse it,” he said