‘You fool…’: Raj Thackeray slams Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar comment
By ANI
MUMBAI: Coming down exhausting on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Veer Savarkar, Maharashtra Navirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Sunday referred to as him ‘gadha’ (fool).
Addressing a rally within the state on Sunday, he attacked the previous Congress nationwide president, saying, “You Idiot. What is your standing to speak on Savarkar, who was lodged in jail and went through so much pain?”
Quoting an excerpt from a letter purportedly written by Savarkar to the British Raj, Rahul had claimed the saffron ideologue begged to be forgiven by the Empire, thereby betraying the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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“Veer Savarkar wrote to the British saying, ‘Sir, I beg to remain your most obedient servant’, and signed on it. Savarkar helped the British. He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Patel by signing this letter out of fear,” he had mentioned.
Rahul’s remarks drew an enormous backlash, with a grievance being registered in opposition to Rahul at Thane Nagar police station.
In his reponse to Rahul’s comment, Thackeray on Sunday mentioned what Savarkar did was a part of his ‘technique’.
“There is something called ‘strategy’. Even ‘Krishna Niti’ says that ‘Sar salamat to pagdi pachaas’. Shivaji Maharaj also gave away the forts he held to Mirza Raje. They weren’t gifts but a strategy,” the MNS chief mentioned.
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He added that there is no such thing as a level in preventing over leaders and luminaries of the previous.
“I am saying this to both BJP and the Congress. There is no point in defaming the legacy of our past leaders like Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi. There are many issues in the country like unemployment and security to fight for,” Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally suggested Rahul to “get ready for the BMC polls”.
MUMBAI: Coming down exhausting on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Veer Savarkar, Maharashtra Navirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Sunday referred to as him ‘gadha’ (fool).
Addressing a rally within the state on Sunday, he attacked the previous Congress nationwide president, saying, “You Idiot. What is your standing to speak on Savarkar, who was lodged in jail and went through so much pain?”
Quoting an excerpt from a letter purportedly written by Savarkar to the British Raj, Rahul had claimed the saffron ideologue begged to be forgiven by the Empire, thereby betraying the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
COLUMN | Rahul Gandhi, Savarkar, and the clemency query
“Veer Savarkar wrote to the British saying, ‘Sir, I beg to remain your most obedient servant’, and signed on it. Savarkar helped the British. He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Patel by signing this letter out of fear,” he had mentioned.
Rahul’s remarks drew an enormous backlash, with a grievance being registered in opposition to Rahul at Thane Nagar police station.
In his reponse to Rahul’s comment, Thackeray on Sunday mentioned what Savarkar did was a part of his ‘technique’.
“There is something called ‘strategy’. Even ‘Krishna Niti’ says that ‘Sar salamat to pagdi pachaas’. Shivaji Maharaj also gave away the forts he held to Mirza Raje. They weren’t gifts but a strategy,” the MNS chief mentioned.
ALSO READ | Savarkar helped Nathuram Godse get gun to homicide Bapu, alleges Tushar Gandhi
He added that there is no such thing as a level in preventing over leaders and luminaries of the previous.
“I am saying this to both BJP and the Congress. There is no point in defaming the legacy of our past leaders like Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi. There are many issues in the country like unemployment and security to fight for,” Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally suggested Rahul to “get ready for the BMC polls”.
