Sanjay Raut praises Rahul Gandhi amid Savarkar row

After differences emerged between Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackerays Shiv Sena faction over the Congress leaders comment on Veer Savarkar Sanjay Raut appreciated Wayanad MP for enquiring about his health during the ongoing Bharat Jodo YatraTerming it an act of humanity Sanjay Raut said Rahul Gandhi called and checked on me yesterday despite his busy schedule amid Bharat Jodo Yatra He said we were concerned about your wellbeing and said take care we will work together againSanjay Raut appreciated Congress leader Rahul Gandhis act and said that such gestures are rare in times of political bitternessI appreciate his empathy of feeling the pain of a political colleague who has spent 110 days in jail In d times of political bitterness such gestures are becoming rare Rahulji is focusing on love and compassion in his yatra and is getting massive support he tweetedSanjay Raut said that Rahul Gandhi is one such person who stays connected as friendsAlso Read BREAKING At least 44 dead in Indonesia quake says Local officialRahul Gandhi is one such person who stays connected as friends against ideological and political differences I have friends in BJP as well but they were happy when I was in jail this is politics of the Mughal era he saidEarlier on Thursday while addressing a press conference in Maharashtra on the sidelines of his ongoing Bhaat Jodo Yatra Rahul Gandhi reading from a letter purportedly written by Savarkar to the British claimed the saffron ideologue betrayed leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel by signing on a letter of apology to the British before independenceVeer Savarkar wrote to the British saying Sir I beg to remain your most obedient servant and signed on it Savarkar helped the British He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel by signing this letter out of fear he had saidRahuls remarks on Thursday drew a huge backlash with a complaint being registered against Rahul at Thane Nagar police stationSanjay Raut had said Congress leaders in Maharashtra wont support Rahul Gandhis comments on Savarkar Coming to Maharashtra and saying things about Savarkar wont be accepted Congress leaders wont support him Bharat Jodo Yatra is against dictatorship and issues like unemployment inflation and Congress is getting support Sanjay Raut saidGiving such a statement can cause strife in MVA We believe in Veer Savarkar and we want to ask the fake Hinduvaadi that we are demanding Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar for 10 years Even though BJP is in power why are they not fulfilling our demands Sanjay Raut had askedThe remark had drawn outrage from the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP with the partys national spokesperson Sambit Patra claiming that the statement was consistent with the Congress habit of insulting national icons such as Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar PatelThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever