Savarkar staunch patriot, his explanation on Hindutva still relevant: Gadkari

NAGPUR: (Mar 8) Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a staunch patriot with a scientific ideological perspective, and his explanation of Hindutva is still relevant and useful.

In an apparent reference to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Gadkari said he once told a "big political leader", who was critical of Savarkar, that if the legendary freedom fighter is not great, then no one in the country is great.

Addressing a programme on Saturday organised by Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Smarak Samiti, where former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande (retd) was felicitated, Gadkari said Savarkar is a source of inspiration for everyone.