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Headline: Savarkar Statue Unveiled in Andaman Islands by RSS Chief Bhagwat and Home Minister Shah

Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands – A statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was unveiled at a park in Beodnabad, Sri Vijaya Puram, South Andaman district today by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The event, marking 116 years since Savarkar penned his poem “Sagara Pran Talmalala,” also included the release of a song about Savarkar at the BR Ambedkar Institute of Technology (DBRAIT).

Speaking at the unveiling, Mr. Bhagwat lauded Savarkar for coining the term “Hindu Rashtra” (Hindu nation) and emphasized India as the “land of the Indus” and the “land of Hindus.” He placed Savarkar as a leading figure in the galaxy of freedom fighters who struggled for Indian independence.

Home Minister Shah praised Savarkar as the most significant voice in defining Indian identity through cultural values, tradition, and history. He credited Savarkar with renaming the 1857 uprising as the “freedom struggle” and asserting the Indian spirit against British attempts to impose a “mindset of slavery.” Shah further noted that the title “Veer” (heroic) was given to Savarkar by the people, not the government.

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