Mumbai, May 28 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday rapped political leaders for using the legacy of freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar solely for electoral gains, questioning whether they have ever genuinely read or understood his rationalist ideology.
In a detailed post shared on his official social media handle on the occasion of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's 143rd birth anniversary, Thackeray took equal aim at both Savarkar's chronic detractors and his self-proclaimed political custodians.
"Savarkar was a philosopher of Hindu nationalism, an active religious and social reformer, and above all, a staunch rationalist," Thackeray stated. "In my view, he is a towering figure whose critics have...