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Komal gupta

26/02/22 13:25 PM IST

Source: PIB

Veer Savarkar

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The Prime Minister offered homage to the iconic personality of Veer Savarkar on his death anniversary.

About Savarkar:

  • Veer Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist and a writer.
  • He occupies an area of significance in the freedom struggle of india.
  • He served as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha and opposed the Quit India Movement and was a critic of the Indian National Congress.
  • He was sentenced to 50 years in the cellular jail for revolting against the Morley-Minto reforms (Indian Councils Act of 1909).
  • After his release from jail, he worked against untouchability in Ratnagiri.
  • He authored ‘The History of the War of Indian Independence’ which offered an analysis of the 1857 revolt. He was the first writer to call for India’s first war for Independence against the British.

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