Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant offered tribute to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his 57th death anniversary at the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Taking to Twitter, Sawant said 101 lamps were lit on the occasion at the Cellular Jail on Sunday.
“Offered tributes to #SwatantryaveerSavarkar at the Cellular Jail Andaman on his 57th 'Atmarpan' Divas. I am honoured to visit and offer prayers at the Cell where Savarkar was kept and served rigorous imprisonment,” the chief minister tweeted.
Sawant further said that he addressed a gathering held by Shabdamrut Sanstha, in the presence of the organisation's head Parth Bawaskar, Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar and Savarkar bhakts from Maharashtra and Goa.
