To criticise Savarkar or not: A false dilemma

While Rahul Gandhi's critics only have utilitarian concerns, the Congress scion aspires to be the moral beacon for his party. His goal is beyond tactical electoral gains and losses

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come under criticism for commenting on V D Savarkar's repeated mercy petitions to the British colonial government while incarcerated at the Cellular Jail in the Andamans.

Some cautious voices rue that it has allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to attack him and fear that voters in Maharashtra would be alienated by his comments. They argue that the timing of the comments will distract from the larger narrative he is building through his Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY). With an eye on the elections, they express fear that it could end the alliance between the Uddhav