Anti-national forces behind attack on VD Savarkar’s image, says grandson Ranjit

Amid the ongoing row over Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, his grandson Ranjit said the attack against the Hindutva ideologue was initiated by anti-national forces.

In an interview with India Today, Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, alleged that anti-national forces had initiated the attack on the Hindutva ideologue.

“The attack on Savarkar’s image is purely for political purposes. What has happened in Shivamogga is very disturbing. A verbal attack has turned into physical assault and this is expanding. I condemn it and I believe the attack has been initiated by anti-national forces because Savarakar’s ideology is most relevant in today’s time,” Ranjit Savarkar said.

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Recently, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah sparked a controversy after he questioned putting up of Savarkar’s photo in Muslim areas. The question evoked sharp reactions from the ruling BJP.

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