<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused the Congress of insulting Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, whom he called a hero who did not get the respect he deserved.</p>.<p>Savarkar did not get the respect he should have received after the Independence, Adityanath said.</p>.<p>The Congress left no stone unturned in "insulting, a revolutionary, writer, philosopher, poet like Savarkar", said Adityanath.</p>.<p>"Had the Congress accepted Savarkar's words, the country would not have been divided. Savarkar had said that Pakistan is not a reality but India will always be there," Adityanath said according to a press statement.</p>.<p>Adityanath was addressing a programme held to mark the birth anniversary of Savarkar. A book on Savarkar was released during the programme.</p>.<p>Adityanath said Savarkar had only one goal, that the country should be free. His whole life was spent in giving a vision to the country, he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had installed a statue of Savarkar in the Cellular Jail in Port Blair, which was later removed by the Congress government.</p>.<p>"Savarkar was a great hero of the 20th century. He served two life sentences in a single life for the nation," he said.</p>.<p>According to the statement, the chief minister said political parties in power compared Savarkar with Jinnah.</p>.<p>"Savarkar had said that Pakistan cannot be a reality, but India will always be there. This is the principal of nation first which is the reality of today," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia had once said if a person is remembered after 50 years of his death with reverence, he cannot be an ordinary person.</p>.<p>"Now, we are remembering him (Savarkar) after 56 years, so we can assess his personality," he said.</p>
<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused the Congress of insulting Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, whom he called a hero who did not get the respect he deserved.</p>.<p>Savarkar did not get the respect he should have received after the Independence, Adityanath said.</p>.<p>The Congress left no stone unturned in "insulting, a revolutionary, writer, philosopher, poet like Savarkar", said Adityanath.</p>.<p>"Had the Congress accepted Savarkar's words, the country would not have been divided. Savarkar had said that Pakistan is not a reality but India will always be there," Adityanath said according to a press statement.</p>.<p>Adityanath was addressing a programme held to mark the birth anniversary of Savarkar. A book on Savarkar was released during the programme.</p>.<p>Adityanath said Savarkar had only one goal, that the country should be free. His whole life was spent in giving a vision to the country, he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had installed a statue of Savarkar in the Cellular Jail in Port Blair, which was later removed by the Congress government.</p>.<p>"Savarkar was a great hero of the 20th century. He served two life sentences in a single life for the nation," he said.</p>.<p>According to the statement, the chief minister said political parties in power compared Savarkar with Jinnah.</p>.<p>"Savarkar had said that Pakistan cannot be a reality, but India will always be there. This is the principal of nation first which is the reality of today," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia had once said if a person is remembered after 50 years of his death with reverence, he cannot be an ordinary person.</p>.<p>"Now, we are remembering him (Savarkar) after 56 years, so we can assess his personality," he said.</p>