Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday said India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was opposed to the RSS, and asked whether the BJP agrees with his views and he says, that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were trying to hijack Sardar Patel’s legacy. He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were trying to takeover Sardar Patel’s legacy. Manish Tewari said, RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) and BJP have been attempting to appropriate the legacy of Sardar Patel
He said to reporters here, I wanted to ask the BJP that do they endorse or agree with the views of Sardar Patel about the RSS?”. Patel refers to Communal poison spread by RSS that Golwalkar headed. Does Swayamsevak Modi agree with Patel on RSS? Whose Legacy they crave!” the information and broadcasting minister said in a tweet Tuesday morning. Patel to Golwalkar: As a final result of (communal) poison, country had to suffer the sacrifice of the invaluable life of Gandhiji,” Tewari tweet read. The BJP, and especially Modi, have often accused the Congress of ignoring Patel’s legacy and promoting Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
Bureau Report
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