Savarkar’s grandson adds, ‘Insulting Savarkar ji over politics is wrong’ (File)

Mumbai:

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came under fire for his remarks against nationalist poet and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, his grandson Ranjit Savarkar said on Sunday. Kul Gandhi repeatedly insulted the late saffron thinker for “political gain”.

Speaking to news agency ANI on Sunday, Veer Savarkar’s grandson said, “It is an old habit of the Congress (to scold nationalist poets). I remember Uddhav Thackeray in In 2019, he said that Rahul Gandhi should be beaten with shoes for insulting Savarkar –lucky“.

“However, he, along with other leaders of the Indian Group, continued to make indecent and insulting remarks against my grandfather. However, Maharashtra has seen the public reaction to these remarks. The people of the state have shown There is growing opposition to Congress,” he added.

Interestingly, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, a key partner of the India Group, of which the Congress party is also a part, has made no secret of his misgivings about Rahul’s public remarks against Veer Savarkar.

While saying that Congressmen dare not rebuke Savarkar in Maharashtra again, considering the reaction to his previous remarks, his grandson added, “Rahul’s mentality towards Savarkar ji has not changed yet . Even today, he still has a negative view of Savarkarji.” Light. “

Ranjit Savarkar lashed out at the Uddhav faction of the Sena party, saying, “While Rahul continues to make disrespectful and derogatory remarks against Savarkarji, those who (Uddhav) who said years ago that he should be beaten with shoes is now standing with him at the birthplace of Shiv Tirth (Sena founder) Balasaheb Thackeray’s samadhi (memorial place).”

Savarkar’s grandson added that the remarks against the nationalist poet and freedom fighter were directed at the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and “insulted Savarkar –lucky Because politics is wrong, the people will respond by placing their bets. “

Last year, Rahul, speaking on the sidelines of the Maharashtra leg of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, claimed that Mr Savarkar had written to the colonial rulers pleading for clemency during his imprisonment under British rule .

Uddhav frowned at the statement and warned Congress leaders against publicly belittling saffron ideologues, saying belittling Savarkar, whom his party adores, could undermine the opposition alliance.

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