Arun Shourie on Savarkar, Hindutva and polarisation in India | BBC News India

Arun Shourie, journalist, author, economist and former federal minister, speaks to the BBC’s Jugal Purohit about his new book ‘The New Icon: Savarkar and the Facts. Shourie revisits the controversial legacy of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, his ideological opposition to Mahatma Gandhi, and the direction India is heading in today. Once a BJP minister himself, Shourie critically examines the roots of the Hindutva ideology and warns of the consequences of a deeply divided society.

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