What's The Truth Behind Savarkar's Mercy Petitions?

Gandhi or Savarkar? Whose idea was it for Savarkar to file mercy petitions to the British?

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00:00And lies were spread against Savarkar.

00:03Mahatma Gandhi had said,

00:06that you file any petition.

00:30And lies were spread against Savarkar.

01:01And lies were spread against Savarkar.

01:04It has been said again and again,

01:06that he has filed many mercy petitions

01:08in front of the British government.

01:10But the truth is,

01:12that he did not file mercy petitions

01:14to free himself.

01:16Normally, a prisoner has complete right

01:18to file a mercy petition,

01:20if he wants to.

01:22Mahatma Gandhi had said,

01:24that you file a mercy petition.

01:26He had filed a mercy petition

01:28to free Savarkar.

01:30And Mahatma Gandhi had appealed,

01:32that if Savarkar should be released,

01:34the way we are peacefully

01:36protesting for freedom,

01:38the same way Savarkar

01:40will also protest.

01:42This was what Mahatma Gandhi

01:44had said.

01:46But to defame him,

01:48such attempts are made,

01:50that he had filed a mercy petition,

01:52he had apologised,

01:54he had spoken about his release.

01:56All this is baseless and wrong.