New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that was a "matter of pride" that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Marseille, the city in southern France, which holds a place in India's freedom struggle.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Raut emphasised the importance of remembering Veer Savarkar's contribution to India's freedom struggle and said it was not right to raise questions against Veer Savarkar. He acknowledged Savarkar's fearlessness and stated that, despite having differences in ideologies, Savarkar was a big freedom fighter and also a revolutionary.

"... It is not right to raise questions against Veer Savarkar... Veer Savarkar escaped from a boat and swam to the shore, and then a cas...