PM Modi pays tributes to Veer Savarkar

New Delhi, Feb 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar on his death anniversary.

In a tweet, PM Modi hailed him as a great freedom fighter who, he said, was an epitome of sacrifice and resolve, PTI reported.

His life dedicated to serving the motherland will always be a source of inspiration for the countrymen, the prime minister said.

A foremost proponent of the Hindutva ideology, Veer Savarkar died in 1966.

(PTI)