In Rajasthan books, Savarkar is no longer 'Veer'

The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan has made several changes to school textbooks for students following the state board, The Indian Express reported. The modifications relate to historical events and personalities. While old books prefixed Hindutva icon Savarkar with Veer, he is now just Vinayal Damodar Savarkar in the newly printed books. The new books also describe how Savarkar, troubled by the torture inflicted on him in the Cellular Jail by the British, called himself a ‘son of Portugal’ in his second mercy petition on November 14, 1911. He sent four mercy petitions to the British, the books say.