Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the attack on Chief Justice BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court earlier in the day “angered every Indian”.
A lawyer had on Monday morning attempted to throw an object at Gavai, accusing him of insulting Hinduism.
Commenting on the incident, Modi remarked in a social media post that there was no place for such “reprehensible acts” in society.
The prime minister also appreciated that Gavai remained calm despite the attempted attack, and said this showed his commitment to justice.
Spoke to Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai Ji. The attack on him earlier today in the Supreme Court premises has angered every Indian. There is no place for such reprehensible acts in our society. It is utterly condemnable.
I appreciated the calm displayed by Justice…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2025 Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also said that the attempted attack on Gavai was an “assault on the dignity of our judiciary and the spirit of our Constitution”.
“Such hatred has no place in our nation and must be condemned,” the Congress leader said in a social media post.
The attacker, a lawyer named Rakesh Kishore, appeared to have been angered by a statement made by the chief justice on September 16 while hearing a plea seeking the restoration of a beheaded idol of Hindu deity Vishnu at Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho.
While dismissing the plea Gavai had said at the time: “This is purely publicity interest litigation. Go and ask the deity himself to do something. If you are saying that you are a strong devotee of Lord Vishnu, then you pray and do some meditation.”
The court had said that the matter fell within the jurisdiction of the Archeological Survey of India.
The remarks had sparked criticism on social media.
On Monday, in an apparent reference to Gavai’s statement from September 16, Kishore had reportedly shouted: “Sanatan Dharma ka apmaan nahi sahega Hindustan (India will not tolerate disrespect towards Sanatan Dharma).”
Sanatan Dharma is a term some use as a synonym for Hinduism.
After the attempted attack, the Bar Council of India suspended Kishore’s license to practice with immediate effect, and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. The order said that his conduct was inconsistent with the rules and the dignity of the court.
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