But he was later indicted by the Justice Kapur commission as the main conspirator.РІР‚Сњ The Week apologises to readers for contentious article on Veer SavarkarР”Р‡ollowing social media backlash and a lawsuit by the freedom fighterРІР‚в„ўs grand nephew Ranjit Savarkar, the magazine was forced to tender an apology on 14th May. Further quoting Mani Shankar Aiyar, he said, РІР‚СљSavarkar was one of the accused in the conspiracy to kill Gandhiji and was acquitted for lack of corroborative evidence. He also claimed that Savarkar was not an advocate of РІР‚ВAkhand Bharat (united India)РІР‚в„ў but instead РІР‚Вwelcomed the possibility of a separate SikhistanРІР‚в„ў and independence of princely States. and International Media) This thin weekly magazine concisely covers, in 40 pages or less, all the news stories and events from diverse points of view, Conservative and Liberal, Democrat and Republican, from many different sources, such as the NY Times, NY Post, Forbes, Washington Post, SF Chronicle, Miami Herald and.

Niranjan Takle alleged in The Week that Savarkar was responsible for the militarisation of Hindus, as a part of the British plan to foil РІР‚Вthe advancesРІР‚в„ў of Subhas Chandra Bose. 85 reviews of The Week Magazine '(The Best of the U.S. Citing historian Shamsul Islam, the article further alleged that Veer Savarkar betrayed India and sided with the British during the Quit India movement of 1942. He also blamed Veer Savarkar for being the first proponent of the Two-nation Theory, a move he claimed led to the adoption of the same by Muhammed Ali Jinnah. The author further attempted to hold the freedom fighter responsible for conversions, Hindu nationalism and accused him of justifying Hindu separatism. The article also insinuated that Veer Savarkar was involved in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The author had also claimed that the Father of Hindutva was a marginal political figure who was mainstreamed by BJP in 2003. He further claimed that no freedom fighter other than Veer Savarkar РІР‚Вsurrendered or submitted to the BritishРІР‚в„ў. When he had walked into the Cellular Jail at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, he was just 28 years old.Р”Вespite being incarcerated at such a young age for his freedom struggle against the British, Nirajan Takle quoted one historian Shamsul Islam to suggest that the time spent in Cellular Jail ended his РІР‚Вanti-imperialistic inclinationsРІР‚в„ў. It must be mentioned that Veer Savarkar was handed two life sentences of 25 years each for his revolutionary activities. Titled РІР‚ВA lamb, lionisedРІР‚в„ў, the article gave a false impression to the readers that Veer Savarkar was a РІР‚ВmeekРІР‚в„ў lamb whose reputation had been somehow uplifted to match the prowess of a lion by the BJP government at the Centre. The contentious article in question was published by the Kerala-based magazine on January 24, 2016, and written by РІР‚ВjournalistРІР‚в„ў Niranjan Takle. On Friday (May 14), The Week magazine apologised for a defamatory article they had earlier published about freedom fighter Veer Savarkar.

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