New Delhi: The task of trying to turn India into a Hindu Rashtra may have been a tough and a painful one for veteran freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
But had Savarkar been alive, the news of his grandson begging would have been equally painful one.
Praful Madhav Chiplunkar, the grandson of veteran freedom fighter Veer Savarkar and IIT graduate was found begging for a living on the streets of Pune near Sarasbaug Gardens.
However, the good news is that Praful has now been rehabilitated.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activist Sanjay Dongre was quoted by news agency UNI as saying that as soon as Praful’s identity was confirmed, MNS took the decision to rehabilitate him.
“Praful is fine now and we will look after him”, UNI quoted Dongre as saying.
Praful, an IIT graduate in Chemical engineering from Delhi, is the son of Savarkar's daughter.
He worked for an Indo-German Company in Thailand and even the Aditya Birla Group, for a while till he was burnt in an accident while handling some instruments.
He was in hospital for six years at places including Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.
Dongre said Praful had met with an accident in 2002 in which he lost his wife and son. And added that he has now recovered from the trauma and can recollect his past now.
Praful, since then worked as a watchman in a shop and later lost that job as well, which forced him onto the streets to beg for a living.
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