Congress responds to Savarkar's kin's Rs 100 crore defamation suit over 'Maafiveer' jibe

Digging its heels on Savarkar controversy, Congress on Friday has stood by its statement terming Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - 'Maafiveer'. Speaking to ANI, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has stated that party was ready to face a defamation suit for telling truth. He insisted that Savarkar's grandson -who has sued Congress for its defamatory statements - to read history, reiterating that Savarkar apologised to British and pleaded for mercy.

Congress digs its heels in against Savarkar

"I would ask him to read history and see Savarkar kneeled and pleaded mercy to Britishers. If you get defamation for saying truth n be it," he said to ANI. Congress has repeated this claim several times.

Veer Savarkar's kin to file Rs 100 cr defamation case against Congress for 'Mafiveer' jibe

Savarkar's kin files Rs 100 crore defamation

Earlier in day, Veer Savarkar's grand nephew - Ranjit Savarkar on Friday, has filed a defamation case in Bombay High Court against Maharashtra Congress seeking Rs. 100 crores in dams. He has stated that re is a limit up to which Congress could keep insulting Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Furrmore, slamming CM Uddhav Thackeray for inaction, he alleged that Sena was helpless as it shared a government with Congress in Maharashtra.

Fadnavis demands shutdown of Congress magazine Shidori after it dubs Savarkar 'Maafiveer'

BJP issues warning to Congress

Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis demanded an apology from party for its publication 'Shidori' which claimed 'Savarkar - a Maafiveer (pardon veer), t revolutionary'. He added that he would write to CM Uddhav Thackeray calling for shutting down publication. article mentions that Savarkar who apologised to British is a favourite of Shiv Sena - which is w an ally of Congress.

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Shiv Sena - Congress and Savarkar

Shiv Sena which has agreed to a 'secular' joint Common Minimum Programme with its Maharashtra allies Congress-NCP is often in a fix in matters related to Hindutva. Locked in a 'secular' compromise, Sena has warned Congress for its disdain for far of Hindutva - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. While Rahul Gandhi proclaimed, 'My name is t Rahul Savarkar, it is Rahul Gandhi', alluding to Far of Hindutva's alleged apology to British seeking an early release from Andaman jail, Sena has stated 'Jail all Savarkar opposers'.

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