Oppn sticks to its stand on Savarkar, slams his kin

MUMBAI: Days after Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on freedom fighter VD Savarkar sparked controversy; the row seems to be far from dying down. Shiv Sena (UBT) reiterated its stand against Rahul Gandhi’s remarks and said that the controversy could have been avoided, while Savarkar’s grandnephew Ranjit Savarkar met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray to thank him for the stand taken on the row.

“MNS workers protested against Rahul Gandhi right outside his rally in Shegaon in Buldhana despite having been detained by the police,” said Ranjit after meeting Thackeray on Saturday.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday praised former prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. “Savarkar was an ardent follower of scientific approach towards life and Nehru took the vision forward in free India for the development of the country,” he said.

He also slammed Ranjit for his criticism of Nehru and said that it should not be an eye-foran-eye approach by the person who claims Savarkar’s legacy.

TWITTER VD Savarkar’s grandnephew Ranjit Savarkar met Raj Thackeray to thank him for the stand taken on the Rahul Gandhi row.