Savarkar gains place among Azadi umbrellas in Thrissur Pooram; harsh dispute on social media

With only hours left for Thrissur Pooram, Azadi umbrellas have gained a significant place in the display of umbrellas (Kudamattam), this year. Azadi umbrella is an umbrella that displays the pictures of freedom fighters and renaissance leaders of the country. The umbrellas also have the picture of RSS leader V D Savarkar on it. The Azadi umberalla was unveiled by BJP leader and actor Suresh Gopi, who inaugurated the Ana Chamayam (adornments of jumbos) of the Paramekkavu group. With this, arguments and debates are rife on social media over Savarkar’s picture on the umbrellas. A group of people have alleged that the Sangh Parivar’s agenda to insult the nation’s history and freedom struggle is behind the move.