Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to pioneering Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister called Savarkar a great freedom fighter and a fierce nationalist.
"My tribute to Veer Savarkar, a great freedom fighter and fierce nationalist, on his birth anniversary," PM Modi tweeted in Hindi.
Apart from PM Modi, other BJP leaders including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the party's Maharashtra unit vice President Madhav Bhandari also paid tribute to Hindu ideologue Savarkar.
Born on 28 May 1883 in Nashik, Savarkar was a freedom fighter, politician, lawyer, writer, and key formulator of the Hindutva philosophy. Savarkar is seen as a hero, especially to parties and organisations which subscribe to Hindutva views.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
