Mr. Raut spoke a day after publicly praising Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi:
Sanjay Raut, a leader of Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction, said today his party will not compromise either Hindutva or Veer Savarkar, amid controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s comments about controversial Hindu symbolism. argue.
“Savarkar has spent more than 10 years in Andaman prison. Only those who have been through prison can know what it is like. Whether it’s Savarkar or Nehru or Netaji Subhash Bose or whoever it is, going back in time time and distorting history is not right,” Sanjay Raut told NDTV.
He also acknowledged that his party will always disagree with Parliament over Hindutva and Savarkar ideology.
“We will not discuss anything about Rahul Gandhi. We do not agree with them. But an alliance is based on compromise. An alliance is always a compromise,” Mr. Raut said.
But he insists: “We must continue (with Congress) for the sake of the union. We continue to talk with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi. We may not agree on every issue. But we do. I will not compromise on Hindutva or Savkar matters.”
Mr. Raut spoke out a day after publicly praising Rahul Gandhi’s gesture of calling to inquire about his well-being.
“Rahul called me at night even though he was busy with Bharat Jodo Yatra. He inquired about my well-being, said ‘we are worried about you’. Only a human feels sad when a person is sad. political ally framed in a fake case and tortured for 110 days in prison,” Raut wrote on Twitter.
Rahul Gandhi, who was in Maharashtra for his Bharat Jodo Yatra, criticized Veer Savarkar for seeking mercy from the British while he was in prison. He also accused him of betraying legendary liberal icons such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel by appealing to the British. The comments upset both sides of Shiv Sena.
