NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said V D Savarkar was never given the recognition he deserved for his efforts to eradicate untouchability, as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unveiled a statue of the ideologue.At a programme in Sri Vijaya Puram marking 115th anniversary of Savarkar’s song Sagara Praan Talamala, Shah said he fought against evils within the Hindu society, undeterred by the opposition. “This is a big day as a life-size statue of Veer Savarkar has been unveiled, and that too by the Sarsanghchalak who advances Savarkar’s ideals in the truest sense,” he said.Shah said Savarkar battled untouchability and worked to raise awareness against social ills. Before Independence, he added, families believed no one sent to Cellular Jail would return, but the site is now a national pilgrimage because Savarkar endured his sentence there. Shah said Savarkar was a patriot, social reformer, poet and writer who enriched the language with 600 new words and showed unwavering faith in India’s future & freedom.
