Sharad Pawar Steps In Amid Row Over Rahul Gandhi's Savarkar Remark
NDTV
Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had slammed Mr Gandhi for his attack on Savarkar, and said his outfit will not tolerate any insult of the freedom fighter.
Amid strains in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance over Rahul Gandhi's strident criticism of VD Savarkar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stepped in to play the peacemaker by conveying the Shiv Sena's concerns on the issue to the Congress leadership.
Opposition leaders said Congress has agreed to tone down its criticism of Savarkar, which has led to unease among the NCP and Shiv Sena, its alliance partners in Maharashtra.
Mr Pawar raised the issue during a meeting of opposition leaders convened by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday evening and made it clear that targeting Savarkar, a revered figure in Maharashtra, would not help the opposition alliance in the state, two leaders who attended the meeting told PTI.
Former Congress Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were present at the meeting, along with leaders of opposition parties.
