Maharashtra Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday condemned the statements made against Mahatma Gandhi by Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide.
“I strongly condemn statements made by Sambhaji Bhide. Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation and a great hero in India’s Independence struggle. It is wholly inappropriate to utter these remarks against such a great man. The people are bound to get angry and will never tolerate if one makes such remarks against Mahatma Gandhi,” Mr. Fadnavis, who is also the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, said.
Stating that the government will take all necessary action in this regard, Mr. Fadnavis, at the same time, stressed that the government “will not tolerate anyone making inappropriate remarks against either Mahatma Gandhi or Veer Savarkar” (Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar).
