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Gandhi admired Hindutva icon #Savarkar as ‘lover of truth’, addressed him as bhai!
1) As one looks back at the history of VD Savarkar on his 138th birth anniversary, it is important to note that he was not at loggerheads with Mahatma Gandhi, as the common perception holds.
1) As one looks back at the history of VD Savarkar on his 138th birth anniversary, it is important to note that he was not at loggerheads with Mahatma Gandhi, as the common perception holds.
Both of them enjoyed such a good rapport that Gandhi referred to him as “bhai".
2) Gandhi addressed Savarkar as “bhai” in a letter he wrote from Sevagram, Maha, on 22 March 1945 (Collected Works of Gandhi, e-book, Publication Division, GOI, Volume 86, Page 86)! Here's the text:
2) Gandhi addressed Savarkar as “bhai” in a letter he wrote from Sevagram, Maha, on 22 March 1945 (Collected Works of Gandhi, e-book, Publication Division, GOI, Volume 86, Page 86)! Here's the text:
3) It all started with the efforts to take the Savarkar brothers out of the Cellular Jail in the Andamans. Gandhi was a vocal votary of getting both the Savarkar brothers released immediately. He was all praise for their sacrifice and spirit of nationalism.
