Savarkar did not participate in freedom struggle, says Siddaramaiah
The Hindu
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Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that V.D. Savarkar, whom the BJP party projects as a “patriot and freedom fighter”, did not participate in the freedom struggle.
Launching the Congress party’s membership drive from his native Siddaramanahundi in Mysuru, he said Savarkar had not been jailed for participating in the freedom struggle. He had been released from prison by the British after he filed a mercy petition, giving an undertaking that he will not participate in any struggle against them.
Though it was the Congress party members who had sacrificed their lives and belongings for the country during the freedom struggle, it is ironical that the BJP was trying to teach patriotism to the Congress.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.