“Rahul Jinnah” would be more appropriate name: BJP on Congress’ Wayanad MP’s Savarkar jibe
Op IndiaCongress MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar jibe hasn’t gone down too well with the opposition, the BJP as well as the ally, Shiv Sena. The Bharatiya Janata Party has responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s refusal to apologise for his “rape in India” remark, and accused Gandhi-scion of practising “Muslim appeasement politics”, and said that he was a more suitable heir of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Read: Read Indira Gandhi’s letter referring to Veer Savarkar as ‘remarkable son of India’ Furious at Rahul Gandhi over his outrageous remark, Ranjit Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandson, tore into the senior Congress leader saying that he should be beaten in public by the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray for his offensive comment. On Saturday, while addressing the Bharat Bachao rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi went on to attack the BJP for demanding an apology for his “rape in India” remark and said, “My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar.