Clearly shows up his keenness to get into an ideological battle regardless of its short-term impact on local electoral prospects.
The intention, obviously, is to challenge the very legitimacy of the packaging of Hindutva politics as "nationalism". He has, of course, solid facts--well-documented--very much on his side. Even then -- given the current circumstances and the role of the mainstream media, in particular -- it's, no doubt, a tough and daring venture. <<Addressing a rally in Washim district on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said Savarkar is a symbol of the BJP and the RSS and when he was jailed in Andaman for two-three years, he started writing mercy petitions. The former Congress president had claimed Savarkar wrote a book on himself with a different name and highlighted how brave he was. “He used to take pension from the British, work for them, and work against the Congress,” Gandhi had said.>> (Excerpted from: < https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vision-of-savarkar-vs-vision-of-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-dares-maharashtra-govt-to-stop-bharat-jodo-yatra-2298350-2022-11-17 >.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZiCh2DO-Da10g5pfn51gN_HsdoFkD5ntM9ML7xWTUr%2BPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
