Varun Gandhi thanks Thackeray for his support

Falgun Amawasya

Updates

• Varun Gandhi thanks Thackeray for his support (26 Mar 09)
• Varun is one Gandhi we like, says Shiv Sena (18 Mar 09)

---

Varun Gandhi thanks Thackeray for his support

March 26, 2009

Falgun Amawasya

Mumbai, Mar 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Pilibhit constituency Varun Gandhi, who has been accused of making inflammatory anti-Muslim remarks, has thanked Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray for supporting him for his speech.

"I am overwhelmed by his support. I am grateful to him and thank him," party mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ on Wednesday quoted Varun as saying.

The Election Commission had issued a notice to Gandhi, charging him of violating the Model Code of Conduct for elections by making communal remarks at an election meeting in Pilibhit on March 6.

Gandhi also came under fire from the Congress and some of his own party leaders for purportedly insulting the minority community.

However, Thackeray backed Varun and said that the young leader did not say anything wrong that would violate the model code of conduct.

Thackeray said his party would welcome such a Gandhi, as the young gun was full of Hindutva spirit.

"He is one Gandhi we like… There is no need for Varun to apologise for his remarks… Varun has spoken out the truth," Thackeray had said in an editorial in the newspaper, of which he is the editor.

Source: DNA

---

Varun is one Gandhi we like, says Shiv Sena

March 18, 2009

Falgun Krushna Saptami

Mumbai: Shiv Sena has found ‘nothing wrong’ with the controversial anti-Muslim remarks allegedly made by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi.

"There is nothing wrong in what he has said. He is one Gandhi we like," Sena chief Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana.

"There was no need for Varun to apologise for his remarks," the editorial said, adding "Varun has spoken out the truth."

Varun is in the eye of a storm over his anti-Muslim speeches at a rally in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh recently.

Source: Rediff

Also See

1. Hindu Genocide in Kashmir & Bangladesh
2. Elect only pro-Hindu candidates in forthcoming elections