Published 16:30 IST, January 3rd 2020
Fadnavis taunts 'Meow Meow Sena' over Savarkar, says orders coming from 'Delhi Matoshree'
Slamming the Shiv Sena's silence over the anti-Savarkar booklet distributed at a Congress camp, former CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, said Tiger has turned cat
Advertisement
Slamming Shiv Sena's silence over anti-Savarkar booklet distributed at a Congress camp, former CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, said that 'Tiger has turned into a cat', hinting softened Sena, at a rally in Maharashtra's Nandurbar. He added that 'cat taking orders from Delhi's Matoshree was purring'. He expressed his surprise over Sena's silence over slander written about Far of Hindutva - Savarkar in booklet at his Zilla Parishad Election campaign in district.
BJP on Sena: 'Tiger-turned-cat doing meow'
" tiger of Sena which used to give orders from Matoshree has turned into a cat. It does t roar and only does Meow Meow. w Matoshree of Delhi gives orders and Tiger-turned-cats are following, such is condition. That Swatantryaveer Savarakar who taught what revolution was insulted by Rahul Gandhi and Sena kept quiet."
Advertisement
He added, "Yesterday a booklet was being distributed by Congress in which derogatory things were written about Savarkar. Congress claimed that he was homosexual and power-hungry Shiv Sena turned a blind eye to it. We who threw away power will show you -Congress your real place after you insulted Savarkar -God of Maharashtra."
Advertisement
Congress on Savarkar: "Took pension from British"
Earlier on Thursday, Congress Seva Dal's training camp in Bhopal distributed anti-Savarakar booklets mentioning that Savarkar allegedly wanted Hindu men to rape women from mirity community. Moreover, Seva Dal National president Laalji Desai alleged that Savarkar had received pension from British and had apologised several times. booklet titled 'How 'Veer' is Veer Savarkar' also mentioned Savarkar and his alleged involvement in Gandhi's murder and his 'homosexual' relationship with Nathuram Godse.
Advertisement
Shiv Sena - Congress and Savarkar
While Shiv Sena called insult to Savarkar a 'deed of a dirty mind', it has been in an ideological fix since it entered into a 'secular' joint Common Minimum Programme with its allies Congress-NCP. It was furr tested when 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. Warning Congress to refrain from insulting Shiv Sena's hero Veer Savarkar, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, issued a stern warning - ' We believe Pandit Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi. Do t insult Veer Savarkar'.
Advertisement
16:30 IST, January 3rd 2020