By India Blooms News Service Sep 22, 2022
Congress partys Bharat Jodo Yatra ran into major embarrassment on the 14 th day when a poster of the campaign in Keralas Ernakulum district ended up featuring VD Savarkar with other prominent freedom fighters.
Congress has never accepted Veer Savarkar as a freedom fighter and has attacked the BJP from time to time for glorifying him.
Savarkars image was first noticed by Keralas Independent MLA PV Anwar, who posted a video on the social media platform Facebook.
The Congress workers then covered it with an image of Mahatma Gandhi.
After the goof-up, Muslim League said the board was from Karnataka where it was installed by the BJP for Independence Day, Anwar said. But it had been sourced from Kerala, and Muslim Leagues narrative was an attempt to hide the truth, he claimed.
Later, Congress hurriedly rectified its mistake by pasting Mahatma Gandhis image on Savarkars picture, he pointed out.
BJP was quick to grab the opportunity to poke fun at Congress.
Veer Savarkars pictures adorn Congresss Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ernakulum (near the airport). Although belated, good realisation for Rahul Gandhi, whose great grandfather Nehru, signed a mercy petition, pleaded the British to allow him to flee from Punjabs Nabha jail in just 2 weeks, Amit Malviya, the BJPs I-T Cell chief, tweeted.
Veer Savarkars pictures adorn Congresss Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ernakulum (near airport). Although belated, good realisation for Rahul Gandhi, whose great grandfather Nehru, signed a mercy petition, pleaded the British to allow him to flee from Punjabs Nabha jail in just 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/i8KxicPl1y
Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 21, 2022
Rahul ji, no matter how much you try history and the truth comes out Savarkar was Veer! Those who hide are the kaayars, tweeted Shehzad Poonawalla.
Rahul ji, no matter how much you try history and truth comes out Savarkar was Veer ! Those who hide are the kaayars
Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) September 21, 2022
Finally, Congress said it was a printing mistake. As the people responsible for printing had been briefed to use the images of freedom fighters, they used the available images without cross-checking, the party said explaining the cause of the error.
Once the mistake was noticed, the local workers tried to cover it with Mahatma Gandhis photo, it added.