Maharashtra Government to soon start Savarkar Tourism Circuit

Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde government has decided to start a tourism circuit linked to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has announced that the tourism department will start the circuit to spread awareness about Savarkar's achievements.

Lodha announced that the state will observe Savarkar's death anniversary on February 26 in Nashik's Bhagur, his birthplace.

"We will take out a padayatra from Nutan Vidyalaya to Savarkar wada (Savarkar's residence). We will also take out a procession of the Ashtabhuja Devi mandir at Bagur. We are inviting several of his followers, social and cultural organisations, historians and others who would read out his works," Lodha said on Friday, adding those who have worked to propagate Savarkar's thoughts would be felicitated.


The Maharashtra government's move could help create a discord between the Uddhav Thackeray group of Shiv Sena and Congress as the latter is bound to oppose the circuit.