January 4, 2020 9:32 AM

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BJP seeks Congress' apology for "perverted" content in booklet published by Seva Dal about Veer Savarkar

<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra BJP President Chandrakant Patil has sought Congress' apology for the "perverted" content in the booklet recently published by its key frontal organisation Seva Dal about Veer Savarkar.<br />'' <br />'' Mr. Patil said Savarkar was acquitted by the court in Mahatma Gandhi's assassination case, yet the Congress-affiliated organisation is trying to link him and the accused in the case.<br />'' <br />'' The Hindi booklet, distributed at a camp of Congress-affiliated Seva Dal in Madhya Pradesh, had claimed that Veer Savarkar and Nathuram Godse were in a physical relationship.<br />'' <br />'' The book also alleged that Savarkar received money from the British after he was released from Andaman's Cellular Jail.<br />'' <br />'' Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the booklet shows congress party's mental bankruptcy and questioned if the Shiv Sena will ban the book in Maharashtra or repeatedly tolerate such insults of our most respected personalities just for the greed of power.<br />'' <br />'' The Congress party also came under attack from its new ally Shiv Sena, whose MP Sanjay Raut said the Congress had "dirt" in their mind by questioning Savarkar's credentials as a patriot.<br />'' <br />'' <br />'' </span><br />

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