New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai in the Supreme Court, saying that the incident “has angered every Indian.”
Modi spoke to the CJI hours after an advocate tried to throw his shoe at the CJI when he was hearing the mentioning of cases by lawyers.
Calling the incident “utterly condemnable” in a social media post, PM Modi appreciated CJI Gavai’s calm in the face of such a situation.
“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 Gavai in the face of such a situation. It highlights his commitment to values of justice and strengthening the spirit of our Constitution,” PM Modi wrote on X.
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
The lawyer, identified as 71-year-old Rakesh Kishore, was protesting against Justice Gavai’s recent comments on Khajuraho temple.
The Supreme Court’s Bar Council has suspended the lawyer’s licence for practice.
There was widespread condemnation of the attack, across parties.
Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi called for the nation to stand in solidarity with CJI Gavai.
“No words are adequate to condemn the attack on the Honourable Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court itself. It is an assault not just on him but on our Constitution as well. Chief Justice Gavai has been very gracious, but the nation must stand in solidarity with him unitedly with a deep sense of anguish and outrage,” Sonia Gandhi said in a statement.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, described the attack “an assault on the dignity of our judiciary and the spirit of our Constitution.”
“The attack on the Chief Justice of India is 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 MP wrote on X.
Senior lawyer and former Union Law minister Kapil Sibal said that the attack “must be publicly condemned”.
“The uncivilised behaviour of a member of the Supreme Court Bar must be publicly condemned by one and all since it is an affront to the majesty of the court,” the former Supreme Court Bar Association president wrote on X.