Lucknow,

26 Feb (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has often praised

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a great hero of the twentieth century, hailing his

involvement in the liberation fight and contribution to the philosophy of

Hindutva. According to Adityanath, Savarkar was not given the recognition he

deserved after independence and was disregarded by past governments. The UP

chief minister argued that if Congress had heeded Savarkar's warnings, India's

partition may have been prevented. He has credited Savarkar for coining the

term Hindutva and supporting a nationalist philosophy aimed at averting

secession and terrorism. Yogi Adityanath published a book in 2022 called Veer

Savarkar - Who Could Stop India's Partition and His National Security Vision.

Adityanath

has actively marked Savarkar's birth and death anniversaries, hailing him as a

revolutionary, writer, poet, and philosopher. Adityanath has regularly said

that Savarkar's nationalist ideas are an inspiration to India and have backed

his presentation as a prominent national hero.

In

a post on X, he stated, “Humble tributes to the dynamic revolutionary and

brilliant thinker, Swatantryaveer, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, on his

death anniversary. Your sacrifice and struggle for the nation's independence

and cultural identity and integrity will forever be etched in golden letters in

India's history. Your entire dynamic life is an endless inspiration for

patriotism.”

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi