Savarkar Question In Kerala School Quiz Sparks Big Political Row

A political row erupted in Kerala over a question in a school quiz that described Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as a freedom fighter "who received the most severe punishment from the British", prompting General Education Minister N Samsudheen to order an inquiry.

The controversy erupted after Left student outfits alleged that the question portrayed Savarkar, a Hindutva ideologue and one of the accused in the conspiracy surrounding Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, as a freedom fighter