The Times of India
Mockery of history, say Netaji, Khudiram kin after actor's tweet on Savarkar biopic
Subhro Niyogi & Sujoy Khanra / TNN / Updated: Jun 1, 2023, 01:43 IST
Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Khudiram Bose have dismissed as "mockery of history" and "cheap publicity stunt" any suggestion that Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had a role in inspiring the freedom fighters.
Their reaction follows a tweet by actor Randeep Hooda, who plays Savarkar in the biopic "Swatantrata Veer Savarkar". "The most wanted Indian by the British. The inspiration behind revolutionaries like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh and Khudiram Bose," Hooda had tweeted.
Netaji's daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said perhaps the only thing common between her father and Savarkar was their religion. "Netaji was a devout, religious man. One can also say that he was a devout Hindu. At the same time, he had great respect for all other religions," she told TOI. "Like Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji was opposed to the divisiveness based on religious differences. Let Sarvarkar's followers join Netaji in his vision for India and not hijack him for views that certainly were not his," Pfaff said
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