indiaUpdated: Oct 22, 2019 04:41 ISTCongress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday described Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, also known as Veer Savarkar, as an accomplished man, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced recommending his name for the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. “I personally don’t subscribe to Savarkar’s ideology but that doesn’t take away the fact that he was an accomplished man who played part in our freedom struggle, fought for Dalit rights and went to jail for the country. #NeverForget,” Singhvi tweeted. Singhvi posted another tweet that said, “The strength of Indian thinking has been inclusive. First Published: Oct 22, 2019 03:16 IST

Source: Hindustan Times October 21, 2019 21:45 UTC