PM Modi paid tribute on the 138th birth anniversary of Veer Savarkar

Photo of  Veer Savarkar
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 Today is 138th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Prime minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Prakash Javadekar and many other ministers paid tribute to the Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.

PM Modi tweeted, A great tribute to the great freedom fighter and patriot Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.

Who was Veer Savarkar?

Veer Savarkar was born on 28th may, 1883 in Nashik state of maharashtra. He was born in the Brahmin family. He was the freedom fighter of India. He was lawyer, poet, writer and politician. He developed Hindutva ideologue in the politics of India. He had also written book on the 1857 freedom fight of India.

Kalapani jail in 1911

During the british rule, he had also faced kalapani jail in 1911 in the murder case of Nashik collector. It was said that he sent pistol to his brother from london and his brother had murdered collector with that pistol. Kalapani jail was one of the tough and scared jail at that time.

Controversies about Savarkar

There are also many controversies about Savarkar. First controversy is that he had written many apology letters to the britishers when he was in prison. In another controversy of 1949, Savarkar was accused of being involved in Gandhi's murder but due to lack of concrete evidence he was acquitted.