Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi came in support of Rahul, said- Veer Savarkar was a friend of the British
Supporting Rahul Gandhi's statement, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi said that Veer Savarkar was a friend of the British. He said that it is not that we have taken it from WhatsApp University, there is evidence in history.
On Thursday, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi called Veer Savarkar a slave of the British at a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra. Along with this, he showed Savarkar's letter and read it and said that due to the fear of the British, Veer Savarkar betrayed Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and other leaders. Since then, many other parties including BJP have been criticizing the leader Rahul Gandhi a lot. In the midst of all this, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi has come in support of Rahul Gandhi's statement.
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi said that "It is true that Veer Savarkar was a friend of the British, he apologized to the British for getting him out of jail." Along with this, Tushar Gandhi said that we have not taken it from WhatsApp University. There is evidence of this in history.
Earlier, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi participated in Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, in which he walked along with other leaders including Rahul Gandhi. When asked about this, Tushar Gandhi said that the yatras are part of the tradition, which has given birth to revolutions in the last several years. Today, when the country is marching against the edifice established by our forefathers, it becomes important for the people to understand that we have not given up.
Many leaders including Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister have been targeted on the issue of the statement made on Veer Savarkar. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that "Rahul Gandhi has no knowledge of India's history. The kind of words he has used for Veer Savarkar shows his ideology. He is anti-national and anti-Hindu."