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.
The Maharashtra Police on Friday booked two persons for allegedly pasting a banner written with "Maafiveer" at the freedom fighter VD Savarkar Smarak in Swargate area of Maharashtra's Pune.
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.
Vijayapura (Karnataka) [India] August 22 (ANI): Police on Monday morning removed posters of VD Savarkar put up by unknown persons at the Congress party office in Karnataka's Vijayapura overnight. Police have increased security in the area.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing poster row in Karnataka pertaining to VD Savarkar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has questioned Congress leader Siddaramaiah's visit to rain-hit areas in Kodagu in the wake of the protests.
Karnataka [India], August 20 (ANI): Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with a death threat received by the state Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, police said on Saturday.
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], August 18 (ANI): Confronted with backlash by BJP workers over his remark on VD Savarkar, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday warned the Bharatiya Janata Party stating that they will "teach them a lesson" after his party comes to power in the next Assembly ele
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 15 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday said that nobody can ignore the role of VD Savarkar in India's freedom struggle.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 30 (ANI): Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Tuesday passed a resolution during a council meeting, to name Yalahanka Flyover after VD Savarkar.
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.
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): An FIR for 'defacement of public property' has been filed at Vasant Kunj North Police Station in connection with the vandalisation of VD Savarkar Marg signage at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).