The inclusion of the picture of Hindu Maha Sabha leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar along with freedom fighters on a banner displayed at Aluva as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has left party leaders red-faced.
The banner, which was displayed at Chengamanad near Aluva, came to the notice of party leaders on the day when Mr. Gandhi was touring the district as part of the Kerala leg of his rally.
The Congress leadership attempted to play it down as “an inadvertent act”, which, according to them, occurred while sourcing pictures of freedom fighters from the Internet.
