Won’t tolerate Insult of Savarkar: Uddhav Thackeray warns RaGa

New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray warned Rahul Gandhi to refrain from insulting V D Savarkar. Uddhav Thackeray termed Savarkar as his idol and Hindutva ideologue.

Addressing a press conference in Delhi over his disqualification, Rahul Gandhi said, “My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone”. This statement of Rahul Gandhi was unpalatable for the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader.

He asked Rahul Gandhi to refrain from comparing himself with Savarkar. Addressing a rally in the Muslim-dominated Malegaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik, Uddhav Thackeray said, “Savarkar is our idol and his insult will not be tolerated if we have to fight together to protect our democracy.” “Savarkar suffered unimaginable torture in the Andaman cellular jail for 14 years. We can only read the sufferings. It is a form of sacrifice,” he added.