In early 1923, Veer Savarkar had publicly supported the Jewish people's right to regain their ancestral country. This was more than two decades before Israel was established in 1948.
Rahul Gandhi has said that the application filed at a Pune court claiming threat to his life was filed by his advocate without his consent, and it will be withdrawn
In another case against Rahul Gandhi over the same issue, the Supreme Court on Friday warned the Congress MP not to make controversial remarks against freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar in the future.
On 8th July 1910, when Veer Savarkar was being transported to India for trial aboard the British ship SS Morea, leapt through the porthole of the ship at Marseille port. Savarkar managed to escape even though a strict vigil was placed on him by the police and there were no portholes in the room he was kept in.
Following the incident, MoS Home affairs in Gujarat government, Harsh Sanghvi informed that the Congress leaders who were part of today’s incident have been booked for insulting freedom fighters.