Vinayak Damodar "Veer" Savarkar, commonly known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar in Marathi language was a Hindu nationalist politician and writer who formulated the Hindutva philosophy. He was a prominent member of the Hindu Mahasabha.
Speaking at a panel discussion in Jaipur Literature Festival, Tharoor said, "The first advocate of the two-nation theory was actually VD Savarkar, as head of Hindu Mahasabha, who called upon India to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Differences between Maharashtra allies Congress and Shiv Sena have sharpened over the past few weeks with a constant exchange of barbs between Sena MP Sanjay Raut and senior Congress functionaries over.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra PWD minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Saturday sought to know whether Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's statement that those opposing the Bharat Ratna for V D Savarkar must spend.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar was "not just a person but a thought" which will never lose its relevance. IndiaTimes - Published
"Those who oppose Veer Savarkar, they may be from any ideology or party, let them stay for just two days at the cell in Andaman cellular jail where Savarkar was lodged. Only then will they realize his.. IndiaTimes - Published
A professor of Mumbai University has reportedly been sent on 'leave' for criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remark on freedom fighter and Hindu icon Veer Savarkar. DNA - Published
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has urged the PM to give Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Swami Chakrapani on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the same... IndiaTimes - Published
Nawak Malik said that writing of the article was "wrong", and proceeded to make personal comments on Savarkar especially when the said person (Savarkar) is not alive. DNA - Published
Furious at Congress Seva Dalās insinuation of Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar's relationship with Nathuram Godse, BJP termed it āabhorrentā. āCongress should be ashamed of such remarks ... they are.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday demanded that Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray ban a booklet distributed by the Seva Dal which questions Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's credentials as a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congressās grassroots frontal organisation, Seva Dal, distributed controversial literature on Veer Savarkar in Bhopal on Wednesday even as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Indore to preside over a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel didnāt have to suffer the kind of ordeal and humiliation that VD Savarkar was subjected to by the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Targeting BJP, Thackeray said that it was trying to politicise the issue of statements made on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar by the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and added that the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition.. IndiaTimes - Published
Addressing a press conference, Patra said former prime minister Indira Gandhi had called Savarkar "son of soil", while her grandson was referring to him in a derogatory note. "They stole the Gandhi.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ranjit Savarkar also said that he will meet with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to discuss the remark made by Rahul Gandhi. DNA - Published
Rahul Gandhi found himself at odds with new ally Shiv Sena on Saturday, with the Maharashtra outfit slamming his jibe at Veer Savarkar as a person who sought clemency from the British, saying that.. IndiaTimes - Published
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged India was suspect in the eyes of the world as its economy and polity had broken and leadership failed, as he accused the BJP of pushing the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Targeting Gandhi, BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said, "The more appropriate name for you Rahul Gandhi is RAHUL JINNAH. Your Muslim appeasement politics and mindset makes you a worthy legatee of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Singh said: "Vir Savarkar was a real patriot. No one becomes Gandhi and a patriot by merely adopting a surname. One needs Indian blood to become a real patriot. Many people have looted the country in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Slamming the government for asking him to apologise over his 'Rape-in-India' remark, Gandhi said that he will not apologise for something which was right. DNA - Published
A Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour bestowed by the Union government, for Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar and tribal icon Birsa Munda... IndiaTimes - Published
In the run-up to the Maharashtra elections, BJP had mentioned in its manifesto that the party would bestow the Bharat Ratna upon Veer Savarkar DNA - Published
Amidst ongoing demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that recommendations for this award is received regularly but no.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have finalised a draft Common Minimum Programme (CMP) and are headed towards forming a coalition government in Maharashtra. DNA - Published
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday regretted that Indian historians have erred in not properly projecting the contributions of stalwarts like Veer Savarkar and their contributions to the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, said on Friday that Savarkar was the "patron" of the Mahatma's assassination. Savarkar, who faced trial in the Gandhi assassination case but was.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday praised Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Singhviās comments, though they came with the rider that he did not subscribe to Savarkarās ideology,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress party is upset with its leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi for calling Hindu Mahasabha ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar an 'accomplished man,' who had participated in India's freedom struggle. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress in Karnataka on Sunday deplored the BJP's proposal to confer Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar. The Congress said the saffron party's agenda was to score gains in Maharashtra assembly.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday hit out at former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah for his comments against Veer Savarkar and said, if the Congress leader was in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Calling Veer Savarkar a murderer, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP on Friday for its plan to bestow Bharat Ratna to him posthumously. He said Savarkar was one of the accused.. IndiaTimes - Published
"If you really want to give Bharat Ratna then give to freedom fighters like Sukhdev, Rajguru and Bhagat Singh," said AIMIM prez Asaduddin Owaisi at Aurangabad. Opposing BJP's proposal of Bharat Ratna.. IndiaTimes - Published
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