Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said the upcoming Bandra-Versova sea link will be named after Hindutva ideologue late V.D. Savarkar | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the upcoming Bandra-Versova sea link in the western part of Mumbai will be named after Hindutva ideologue late V.D. Savarkar, while … Read more
Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar’s point of view on a Hindu rashtra (nation) was not logical, according to B. R. Ambedkar, a new book in Hindi titled Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta (‘ Gandhi: Politics and Communalism’) says. It has been written by journalist-turned-author Piyush Babele, who currently heads the Madhya Pradesh Congress’ media department. He cites … Read more
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said he received a call from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who enquired about his health, and claimed such gestures were becoming rare in times of “political bitterness”. Raut said Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass contact initiative underway from September 7, is getting a massive … Read more
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole | File Photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Saturday said those criticising party leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on V.D. Savarkar, should first explain why the Hindutva ideologue was getting ₹60 pension from the British. Mr. Gandhi has kicked up a row with … Read more
As various student unions raised allegations of saffronisation against the Kannur University in Kerala over inclusion of portions of books of RSS ideologues in its PG course, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said his government will not glorify the ideas and leaders who had turned their back on the freedom struggle. The Kannur University … Read more