New Delhi, Dec 14 (UNI) BJP on Saturday took potshots at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Rahul Savarkar' remark, saying they were looking forward to seeing Shiv Sena defend the statement.
'Looking forward to seeing Shiv Sena defend Rahul Gandhi for his statement implying that 'Veer Savarkar was a coward who apologized' ! ' BJP Social media head Amit Malviya said in a tweet.
Shiv Sena has now and then reiterated its demand to confer Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar although the Congress has been openly critical of the Hindutva icon. The Sena has said that Pakistan would not have been created if Savarkar had become the Prime Minister.