Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 22 -- Noted columnist Praveen Kumar Mavinakadu said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had praised freedom fighter Veer Savarkar, calling him "the country's proud son who cannot be forgotten."

He was speaking at a seminar on the topic 'Indira Gandhi and Savarkar,' organised by Savarkar Pratishtana, Mysuru, as part of Indira Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at a private hotel here on Thursday.

Regretting that great freedom fighters and leaders like Savarkar are being "unnecessarily and unfairly targeted" by current Congress leaders as part of vote-bank politics, Praveen Kumar said that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to remain in the hearts of people as a prominent figure who fought for the country's independence....