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Mumbai. The politics of ‘Savarkar vs Gandhi’ is now being seen in Maharashtra. Shinde-Fadnavis have expressed their displeasure over Rahul Gandhi’s statement, ‘I am not Savarkar, I am Gandhi’, while Uddhav Thackeray, a part of ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’, has also left the support of the Congress leader on Savarkar. Congress is raising questions on democracy regarding the action taken after Rahul’s controversial remarks, on the other hand BJP has started surrounding Rahul on the issue of Savarkar and has prepared to answer it with ‘Savarkar Yatra’.
It may be known that in the case of making controversial remarks regarding ‘Modi surname’, the court of Surat has convicted Rahul Gandhi for defamation and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. Rahul Gandhi’s parliament membership has been canceled under the provision of the Representation of the People Act. After this, when Rahul Gandhi held a press conference, he refused to apologise, saying, “He is Gandhi, not Savarkar, he will not apologise.”
Savarkar is a big issue in Maharashtra politics and this is the reason why there have been differences between Congress and Uddhav Thackeray faction’s Shiv Sena on the issue of Savarkar. While Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) is not able to openly oppose Rahul Gandhi’s statement due to being in alliance, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) chief and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde fiercely targeted Congress and Rahul Gandhi on this issue. are. Eknath Shinde said on Rahul Gandhi’s statement about Savarkar, ‘Rahul Gandhi is repeatedly insulting Veer Savarkar. The more he is condemned, the less it is. Rahul Gandhi should stay in Andaman Jail for a day, then he will understand. Along with this, Maharashtra BJP MPs protested in front of the Parliament House complex regarding Rahul Gandhi’s statement.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement on ‘Veer Savarkar’ has also angered his allies. Shiv Sena’s Uddhav faction has given a strong reaction to Rahul Gandhi’s statement. Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav faction said, “We do not support what Rahul Gandhi said on Savarkar and I will personally meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi regarding this statement.”
At the same time, Uddhav Thackeray warned Rahul Gandhi, saying, “We will not tolerate the insult of Savarkar.” Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena is taking such a tough stand on the issue of Savarkar that his party did not even participate in the opposition’s dinner diplomacy held at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence.
Where in one way political rhetoric is going on regarding Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Savarkar, on the other hand the reaction of Veer Savarkar’s family has also come. Veer Savarkar’s grandson Ranjit Savarkar said, ‘Savarkar never apologized, there is no need to tell Rahul that he is not Savarkar. To hide the sins of Jawaharlal Nehru, they take the name of Savarkar, will the family that broke the country unite?
