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The decision came a day after Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad HC, which refused to quash summons against him in a case of defamatory remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Gandhi likened current economic and social inequalities to the story of Eklavya, who was forced to sacrifice his thumb for his guru Dronacharya. “When you give Dharavi to Adani, you chop off the thumb of the small and medium businesses there,” he said.
"The upcoming Bandra-Versova sealink will be named after Swatantryaveer Savarkar. On the lines of the Union government's gallantry awards, the Maharashtra government will also set up Swatantryaveer Savarkar gallantry awards," Shinde said.
Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded that the ruling Shinde Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state should call upon the BJP at the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on Swatantryaveer Savarkar.
NCP leader Sharad Pawar said there is no need to thrust Savarkar into the national narrative especially because there many other major issues concerning the common public.
The ruling Shiv Sena-BJP, which has also attacked former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for his silence on Gandhi's remarks, had last week said it would organise 'Savarkar Gaurav' yatras across the state.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had asked Rahul Gandhi to tone down the criticism of Savarkar and reminded the Congress leader that the real fight of the opposition parties was with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.
Sanjay Raut's reaction came after Rahul Gandhi`s "My name is not Savarkar and Gandhis never offers an apology" remark.
"We will organize Savarkar Gaurav yatra throughout the state to inform about the sacrifice of Savarkar," said Eknath Shinde. Maharashtra CM also said that insulting Savarkar means insulting the people of the country.
Siddaramaiah wrote to the Karnataka assembly speaker to install portraits of personalities like Valmiki, Basavanna, Kanaka Dasa, BR Ambedkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and many others.
Rahul Gandhi had recently courted controversy by claiming that VD Savarkar had written mercy petitions to the British from the Andaman cellular jail. He had also said that Savarkar was a mascot of the BJP and the RSS.
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis while addressing a rally in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, slammed the Congress MP, saying he is fond of insulting national heroes except those belonging to the Gandhi-Nehru family.
The Congress raised the RSS's opposition to its actions during the freedom struggle and its links to Nathuram Godse.
Speaking at an event in Pakistan, Aiyar - suspended by Congress for calling PM Narendra Modi neech - invoked VD Savarkar to elaborate on the ideology of 'those currently in power in India.'
#VeerSavarkar is one of the top trends on Twitter today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to right wing ideologue V.D. Savarkar on his 133 birth anniversary.
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