By way of ANI
MUMBAI: Coming down laborious 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, pronouncing, “You Fool. What’s your status to talk on Savarkar, who was once lodged in prison and went thru such a lot ache?”
Quoting an excerpt from a letter purportedly written by way of Savarkar to the British Raj, Rahul had claimed the saffron ideologue begged to be forgiven by way of 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 pronouncing, ‘Sir, I encourage to stay your maximum obedient servant’, and signed on it. Savarkar helped the British. He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Patel by way of signing this letter out of concern,” he had mentioned.
Rahul’s remarks drew an enormous backlash, with a criticism being registered towards Rahul at Thane Nagar police station.
In his reponse to Rahul’s commentary, Thackeray on Sunday mentioned what Savarkar did was once a part of his ‘technique’.
“There’s something referred to as ‘technique’. Even ‘Krishna Niti’ says that ‘Sar salamat to pagdi pachaas’. Shivaji Maharaj additionally gave away the forts he held to Mirza Raje. They were not items however a technique,” the MNS leader mentioned.
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He added that there is not any level in combating over leaders and luminaries of the previous.
“I’m pronouncing this to each BJP and the Congress. There is not any level in defaming the legacy of our previous leaders like Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi. There are lots of problems within the nation like unemployment and safety to combat for,” Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally urged Rahul to “get able for the BMC polls”.
MUMBAI: Coming down laborious 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, pronouncing, “You Fool. What’s your status to talk on Savarkar, who was once lodged in prison and went thru such a lot ache?”
Quoting an excerpt from a letter purportedly written by way of Savarkar to the British Raj, Rahul had claimed the saffron ideologue begged to be forgiven by way of 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 pronouncing, ‘Sir, I encourage to stay your maximum obedient servant’, and signed on it. Savarkar helped the British. He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Patel by way of signing this letter out of concern,” he had mentioned.
Rahul’s remarks drew an enormous backlash, with a criticism being registered towards Rahul at Thane Nagar police station.
In his reponse to Rahul’s commentary, Thackeray on Sunday mentioned what Savarkar did was once a part of his ‘technique’.
“There’s something referred to as ‘technique’. Even ‘Krishna Niti’ says that ‘Sar salamat to pagdi pachaas’. Shivaji Maharaj additionally gave away the forts he held to Mirza Raje. They were not items however a technique,” the MNS leader mentioned.
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He added that there is not any level in combating over leaders and luminaries of the previous.
“I’m pronouncing this to each BJP and the Congress. There is not any level in defaming the legacy of our previous leaders like Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi. There are lots of problems within the nation like unemployment and safety to combat for,” Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally urged Rahul to “get able for the BMC polls”.