Will ask UK for Savarkar’s barrister degree: CM | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The state govt will make efforts to get Savarkar’s barrister degree from England, said CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.Fadnavis said due to his revolutionary work and actions against their rule, the British took away his barrister’s degree. “The university should prepare a detailed proposal to get this degree back. The state govt will correspond with the relevant institutions in England in this regard and will make efforts to give him the barrister’s degree posthumously,” he said at the virtual inauguration of Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Study and Research Centre at Mumbai University (MU).Fadnavis said Savarkar completed his law education at Gray’s Inn in London, but was denied the title of barrister as he refused to pledge allegiance to the British crown. “That was not just an injustice to his intellect but a testament to his unwavering patriotism.”Criticising those who call Savarkar “maafi veer”, the CM challenged his opponents to spend 11 hours in Savarkar’s isolation cell. “I will give you a Padma Shri… Swatantryaveer Savarkar was a barrister, and when he filed an application, it would be written ‘yours sincerely’, which is written even today, and concluding he sought forgiveness is wrong.” MU has proposed a grant of Rs 100 crore for developing the research centre at its Kalina campus. tnn