At an event in Delhi, India's defence minister Rajnath Singh alleged a conspiracy to defame historical figure Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The BJP leader said that lies have been spread regarding Savarkar's mercy petitions to the British during his incarceration at Cellular Jail in the Andamans. Singh claimed that it was MK Gandhi who had told Savarkar to write the petitions. The minister was speaking at the launch of a book titled 'Veer Savarkar - The Man Who Could've Prevented Partition'. Watch the full video for more.