Interestingly, the birth anniversary of the Savarkar coincides with the inauguration of the new Parliament building inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Thursday said that his party decided to boycott the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building scheduled to be on May 28, because the date coincides with the birth anniversary of "Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar".
As a gesture of support for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday updated his social media accounts and placed Savarkar's pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as profile pictures.
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary.
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he recalled that the latter linked the black cap, a traditional headwear from Uttarakhand, worn by Koshyari to the RSS and thought that Hindutva ideolo
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Indian independence leader and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar took to Twitter to post "Veer Nahi, 'Maafi' Veer."
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Friday said that the party does not share the same stand with Shiv Sena, its alliance partner in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, over the demand for India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to Hindu
Badami (Karnataka) [India], June 4 (ANI): Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the naming of a flyover after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar in Karnataka, asking why should a flyover be named after an accused in Mahatma Gandhi's murder case.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said that the state government should withdraw the decision to name the Yelahanka bridge after Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): A day after VD Savarkar Marg signage at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was vandalised, varsity Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar on Tuesday condemned the incident, stating that such acts are "unwelcomed and highly regrettable."
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that he feels "extremely hurt" whenever someone criticises Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and that he once confronted a "big" Opposition leader asking him to study Savarkar properly before