Why political debate intensified once again on Savarkar?

Hailing Veer Savarkar as a staunch nationalist and India's first military strategist in the 20th century, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said it was on Mahatma Gandhi's request that he wrote mercy petitions to the British. After this statement by Rajnath, political fire has been ignited once again over the Veer Savarkar. Watch this episode of Dangal.