“Had tears in my eyes…”: Nitin Gadkari on reading Veer Savarkar’s family history

Oct 11, 2022

New Delhi Oct 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on October 10 said that he had tears in his eyes when he read about Veer Savarkar’s family history. Addressing Prabodhankar Thackeray Samaj Prabodhan Puraskar-2022 event in Delhi, Gadkari said, “3-4 members of a family have sacrificed their life during our freedom struggle. When, I read about Savarkar ji’s family history, I got tears in my eyes. We are living a dignified life in free India due to their sacrifice. There were several other difficulties even after we got independence. Unity in diversity is the strength of our country.”