The Hindu : Portrait as mirror

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Wednesday, Mar 05, 2003

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Portrait as mirror

Sir, — I agree with the views expressed by Anil Nauriya in his article `Portrait as mirror' (March 3) that unveiling of the portrait of a person who stood with the British, submitted mercy petitions to them and promised being a "loyal subject" speaks volumes of the regime's ideology. For, Savarkar is the real "hero" of the Sangh Parivar for advocating the two-nation theory.

Sardar Patel, whom the BJP projected as their mascot during the Gujarat mayhem, treated Savarkar as a fanatic. Today, the same person has been glorified and stands tall with a galaxy of nation-builders in the temple of democracy.

Rakesh Agrawal,
Dehra Dun

Sir, — This is with reference to the report `Kalam unveils Savarkar portrait' (Feb. 27). The President has been persuaded to let the dignity of his office to be used for re-inventing Savarkar as a national hero. The man who was accused in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi will now share the honour with Bapu. Savarkar supported Jinnah's two-nation theory and argued that Hindus are a nation. He opposed the Quit India movement. The task that remains for the BJP and its sister organisations is to put up the portraits of Gowalkar, Hedgewar and Godse, in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Nadeem Aftab,
Aligarh, U.P.

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