Vikram Sampath and S Irfan Habib face off over Savarkar petitions

After Rajnath Singh said Mahatma Gandhi had asked Veer Savarkar to file mercy petitions, Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to Vikram Sampath and S Irfan Habib over the issue.

After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh created a row by saying Mahatma Gandhi had asked Veer Savarkar to file mercy petitions, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to author Dr. Vikram Sampath and Historian Prof. S Irfan Habib over the issue. Excerpts: