Savarkar truth: Critics slam 'whitewash' attempt, will 'haters' end denial? | The Newshour Debate

On The Newshour Debate, with Navika Kumar, we discuss about the truth regarding Veer Savarkar and the politics revolving around it. Veer Savarkar's son, Ranjit Savarkar, claims that his grandfather's appeal was not a mercy petition, but rather one filed at Mahatma Gandhi's request. In the 1920s, Veer Savarkar was a politician and an activist. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the same thing as Ranjit at the presentation of the book "Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition," describing Savarkar as a "icon of Indian history." On today's episode, we also discuss about historians' opinions on the ongoing political eruption. Watch the debate to know more.
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[hakeemnaveed]

This year Bharat Ratna should be savarkar.every thing will be normal

[ishvarraval]

The Congress post independence tried to focus only on Gandhi and Nehru and sideline all other great freedom fighters, even those associated with the Congress. Till today no top Congress leader has visited the Statue of Unity. There can be difference in political ideology, but it is a fact that Veer Savarkar was a great freedom fighter, Scholar, and a nationalist. For millions, like me he is a inspiration and a icon. Jai Hind.

[sukruthns]

What about the sins of Jinnah & muslim league ? What about the sins of Nehru and Gandhi that led to Assassination of Gandhi !

[NitinKumarYash]

Savarka gave his first mercy petition on 2011 @15:30…Is he on drugs

[gutshyd]

Gandhi ji promoted non violence bt when britisher were doing voilent act like hanging freedom fighters i dont see any lesson teach to them by him...

[mahavirvansh]

15:26 savarkar placed 1st mercy petition in 2011😂

[Robdua]

Mohandas Gandhi was British agent put into freedom struggle so there is no o freedom. He is responsible for delay freedom of India for 3 decades. Why did Savarkar wrote to Mohandas Gandhi because he knew Mohandas was a British agent.

[bharatjjw]

Ironically non of these opposing pannel had any of there realities fighting for the nation ... And this kaala kawa is just 😂

[bhavsmehta]

history need rewritten again no mughal but our fore father bhagat singh Sukh Dev Chandrasekhar Azad n al the people who fought for freedom not onli gandhi

[pradeepsingal]

Father of nation gandhi, my foot, he was father of pakistan, bharat was there even when this gandhi was born. This man was son of nation not father. Father of khangress

[nirmaldhariwal]

Why can't you do this in hindi as more and more people may know the facts, how the history was destroyed by leftists

[yogeshkagliwal]

Gandhi and neharu didn't had Kala Pani

[ajayharlalka]

Veer Savarkar, Senapati Bapat were the true nationalist in the recent times. This is a fact and facts can't be erased with stupid arguements.

[leion]

What Nehru was doing enjoying with british women, then come out ant he says he is fighting for freedom.

[rudrapatnachandrakant]

Dr Ali is fooling the people.no use calling such worthless fellows.

[ashoks]

The Communist and Congress are poor in English hence need to be excused but good at understanding the mercy of Sarvakar and not the petition of S.Dange.
If we compare today's Politicians who having been caught for corruption will first get admitted to hospital due to chest pain for ever in ICU

[rudrapatnachandrakant]

Seeing sumant c Raman and àsutosh is disgusting Navika don't call them

[trueindian]

Gandhi was awarded kaiser e hind for what for opposing british

[trueindian]

Vithal bhai patel first chairperson of central legislative assembly
Nehru mayor of allahabad, before joining assembly they all had to take oath of british monarch they even took salaries but they were never traitors.

[anasum]

Savarkar was the colonial sympathaizer. You should forget him. He was a coward.