Dropping Chapters On Savarkar RSS Founder 'Unfortunate' Says Gadkari On K'taka Govt's Decision

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that it was unfortunate that chapters on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K B Hedgewar were being removed from school syllabus. Gadkari&rsquo;s statement came after the Congress-led Karnataka government recently kicked up a row by removing chapters on Savarkar and Hedgewar from school textbooks. Calling Savarkar a social reformer and a patriot, Gadkari said it was unfortunate that a person (Savarkar) and his family who gave everything for the country had to face insults.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Savarkar was a social reformer, and he is a role model for us," the Union minister said while speaking at the launch of the book "Veer Savarkar" in Maharashtra&rsquo;s Nagpur.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Savarkar had said that Hindutva is all inclusive and free from casteism and communalism, the minister said, stated a PTI report.&nbsp;</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Union minister Nitin Gadkari says Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar was social reformer and patriot, it is unfortunate that chapters on him and RSS founder K B Hedgewar are being removed from school syllabus</p> &mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1670137341527175169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Without naming anyone, he added that it was very unfortunate that Dr Hedgewar and Savarkar were being removed from school syllabus, and "there is nothing as painful as this."&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gadkari recalled that when a national leader with whom he enjoyed good relations criticised Savarkar, he told that leader that one should not criticise Savarkar without knowing about him.</span></p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title="Congress Appoints Asis Kumar Saha As Tripura Party President Replacing Birajit Sinha" href="https://ift.tt/3UQkoAS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress Appoints Asis Kumar Saha As Tripura Party President Replacing Birajit Sinha</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The leader was convinced and said he would not comment on Savarkar henceforth, Gadkari said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Indian and Hindu culture propagated by Savarkar and Vivekananda was the same, the BJP leader said, adding that the young generation should be made aware of their ideology and also the sacrifices committed by Savarkar for the country.&nbsp;</span></p>

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