Uddhav Thackeray To Skip Congress Meet Over Rahul Gandhi's Savarkar Remark

The two-year jail sentence to Rahul Gandhi and his subsequent disqualification from parliament appear to have helped the Congress heal its breach with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, but a fresh fissure appears imminent elsewhere.

Upset with Mr Gandhi's comment about VD Savarkar, ally Uddhav Thackeray has announced that he would skip the Congress's dinner meet in Delhi.

Mr Gandhi's "My name is not Savarkar, won't apologise" comment appears to have deeply offended Mr Thackeray's party.

Earlier today, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister had warned of rift in the Opposition alliance in Maharashtra if Mr Gandhi did not "stop insulting our God".