His remarks came while addressing a public gathering in support of the BJP candidate from Mandvi Assembly Anirudh Bhai Dave in Kutch, Gujarat on Friday.
Rahul claimed Savarkar betrayed leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhhai Patel by signing on a letter of apology to the British before independence.
"Just yesterday, Rahul Gandhi gave a condemnable statement against freedom fighter Veer Savarkar. This shows what their thinking is, they have not come out to unite India, they have come out to break it," Nadda said while addressing an election rally in Gujarat's Surat.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashish Shelar has condemned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on freedom fighter VD Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena leader Vandana Dongre has filed a complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making "derogatory remarks" against freedom fighter VD Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of World LPG Week 2022 held in Greater Noida on Wednesday.
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made remarks about Veer Savarkar, Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, said that he will file a complaint against Rahul Gandhi for "insulting" Veer Savarkar.
Former Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday extended support to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran over his remark on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, which he later clarified as a "slip of the tongue".
V.B Soni hailed PM Modi's remarks at G20 Summit in Bali and said that the differences can be resolved in an amicable manner and a 'man-made crisis' like this can be averted 'if given a direction from a country like India'.