Cracks in MVA over Rahul's Savarkar remarks? Congress' Venugopal to meet Uddhav

Amid reports of fissures within the MVA over Rahul Gandhi's recent comments on VD Savarkar, Congress leader KC Venugopal is expected to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai in the next two days. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal is expected to visit Mumbai and meet former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. The meeting is expected to be about ironing out "differences" within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on Hindutva icon VD Savarkar.
According to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Venugopal has sought time to meet Uddhav Thackeray and they are expected to hold a meeting in the next two days.
here are reports of cracks within the MVA alliance over the Savarkar issue. Uddhav Thackeray also met Sharad Pawar last night to discuss these differences.
Meanwhile, posters against Savarkar were put out in Wayanad constituency, the MP seat which was earlier represented by Rahul Gandhi, before his disqualification, which flared up tensions between MVA leaders.
WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
Following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said last month, "My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone."
The remark drew sharp reaction from the Shiv Sena (UBT), with Uddhav Thackeray saying that he considered Savarkar as his "idol", and asked Rahul Gandhi to refrain from "insulting" him.
The Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena had also skipped the meeting convened by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to protest against Rahul Gandhi's remarks targeting Savarkar.
Amid growing fissures, NCP leader Sharad Pawar stepped in as peacemaker. According to sources, Sharad Pawar had advised Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to stop making references to Savarkar as it could hurt regional sentiment during the Opposition meeting held last month.Sources added that Rahul Gandhi assured that he would avoid making comments on Savarkar.