“Most people who wrote history books have focused on leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, but ignored the contributions of other freedom fighters,” Bommarabetta Lakshminarayan Santosh, BJP national general secretary (Organisation, said in Hubballi on Sunday.
“To say that only Gandhiji’s efforts were responsible for India getting independence would be an affront to other freedom fighters. I am saying this with a lot of regard and sincerity towards Gandhiji and I know that such statements will attract a lot of controversy. But I am saying this as some historical facts should be stated as they are,” he said.
He was speaking at the launch of the Kannada translation of Swaraj 75 at an event organised by the Prajnya Pravaha and Arivu organisations.
