As he walks through Maharashtra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks against freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, have churned up politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned the Thackeray Sena’s love for Savarkar and its support to the Congress and Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, while the rival Sena’s group leader in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Shewale, has asked the government to take action and stop the walkathon using legal means. Savarkar’s kin and a Sena MP filed a police complaint and demanded Gandhi’s arrest for insulting the late leader.

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In response, Uddhav Thackeray said his party had respect and love for Savarkar, and he did not agree with Gandhi’s remark which the Congress leader reiterated hours after the Sena leader’s disagreement on Thursday.