Reacting to Raut's statement, Swami Chakrapani said, "Sanjay Raut has made this statement out of frustration, and it is an insult to Balasaheb Thackeray as he also had a beard, these people are standing with Rahul Gandhi and his party who have always been insulting Savarkar."
Maharashtra MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday launched an attack against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena stating that there was no match between the ideologies of RSS and Veer Savarkar.
Amid plans by BJP and Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to carry out Savarkar Gaurav Yatra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that "Savarkar is not a national issue" and problems of people should be addressed.