Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unveiled a statue of V.D. Savarkar at Beodnabad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 12.
- At the B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology in Sri Vijaya Puram, they attended the release of a song marking the anniversary of Savarkar’s 1909 poem ‘Sagara Pran Talmalala’.
- Shah praised Savarkar as a writer and fighter who laid the foundation of “cultural nationalism” and urged families to share his ideology with their children.
- Bhagwat called Savarkar the “brightest guiding star” of the freedom era and told the gathering it is “time to live for Bharat and not die for it,” stressing unity over divisions.
- Authorities tightened security for the high-profile visit, the Mumbai-based Valuable Group organised the programme, and Bhagwat was scheduled to address further public gatherings over the weekend.