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. He was released in 1924 by the British officials after he wrote a series of mercy petitions to the British.[11] He virtually stopped any criticism of the British regime after he was released from jail.[this line is not correct.
Add the term 'Freedom Fighter' for Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
It seems someone who edited this page has a problem with Veer Savarkar. A freedom fighter is not allowed to be recognized as a freedom fighter, and a special condition is put to prevent others from doing so. Add the adjective 'Freedom Fighter', as well as 'Social Reformer'. Please demand if any evidences or citations required, I will present them accordingly. India2024 (talk) 11:19, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This whole paragraph "In his Ahmedabad addressal, he supported Two-nation theory. The Hindu Mahasabha under Savarkar's leadership endorsed the idea of India as a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu Nation). Savarkar assured the Sikhs that "when the Muslims woke from their day-dreams of Pakistan, they would see established instead a Sikhistan in the Punjab." Savarkar not only talked of Hindudom, Hindu Nation and Hindu Raj, but he wanted to depend upon the Sikhs in the Punjab to establish a Sikhistan." Is extremely misrepresented.savarkar was the founder of hindutva and the concept of akhand bharat inspired by mazini and shivaji.its stupid to even suggest savarkar advocated for two seperate nations.savarkar saying "there are two antognastic nations living together" does not mean he advocated for a seperate nation for hindus and muslims.
The last sentence is extremwly shady."wanted a sikhistan".i.mean seriously?please decide if he advocared for akhand bharat or khandit bharat.the article contradicts itself multiple times and the single source used for this sentence is not reliable.the author is not reliable at all.more sources required.looks like thus article has vested interests hellbent on showcasing savarkar as the reason for partition which is extremely stupid.why not blame savarkar for khilafat movement too? Or for mopla. Must be him.
It is not a "partly primary source" but a book written by Shamsul Islam, a well-known expert on Savarkar having written articles on him even in the recent times on Savarkar for other publishers.[2][3] I have added one more source. Orientls (talk) 04:48, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not "WP:FAKE" because the book by Shamsul Islam verifies the content.[4] The publisher is not unknown. It is Media House, a reliable source. 8 citations on Google scholar are good enough since Savarkar is researched by almost nobody except the analysts of Hindutva. The cited quote of Savarkar can be itself verified from this 1941 primary source. Orientls (talk) 12:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The sentence in the lead is a verbatim copy of Jinnah's statement. It is not summarising Shamsul Islam. Please don't pretend not to understand this!
Shamsul Islam's book is a popular book talking about "myths and facts", not an academic work. It in no way represents scholarly consensus that could be appropriate for the lead.
To decide what can go into the lead, if at all, you need to find three or four high-quality sources, see how they approach the issue, and then summarise them. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Show me the difference between the wording (on lead) and the summary provided by Shamsul Islam. The meaning is still the same.
Shamsul Islam is a totally valid source. He was a professor of political science at Delhi University and he has also written for The Hindu on Hindutva.[5] There are 2 sources already provided. Now here is another one which confirms in its own words that: "To counteract the Pakistan demand the Sikhs were incited by the Hindu Mahasabha to put forward the idea of Sikhistan."[6]
Do you have any sources to counter the fact that Savarkar did not discuss Sikhistan? If you don't then you should not oppose the restoration on lead. Orientls (talk) 16:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]