The former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa inaugurated the Savarkar Rath Yatra in Mysuru on Tuesday with a call to counter the “negative propaganda” against Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar in the State by spreading his message.
The eight-day-long yatra, which will traverse through parts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, and Mandya districts, comes at a time when Congress leaders, including the former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, had questioned Savarkar’s contribution to the freedom struggle.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Yediyurappa, who was recently appointed a member of the BJP’s Parliamentary Board, recalled the glowing descriptions of Savarkar by eminent personalities, including former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
