nehruji spent most of the time in prison was evident from the fact when he said that
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Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi had said at a poll rally that Savarkar, who popularised the term Hindutva, had tendered an apology to the British in return for his release from jail.
However, Twitter was very quick to remind Uddhav that India's first Prime Minister had gone to jail not just once but nine-times, way over the 14 minute challenge he was prepared to throw at the former PM - a fact the Congress party picked up on, imparting a lesson in history for the Sena chief.
"As a responsible leader, Mr.@uddhavthackeray, @ShivSena chief needs to get his history and data straight! Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was in jail for 3259 days (almost 9 years), not just 14 minutes!!," Tweeted official handle of the Congress party.
During the freedom struggle, Nehru was in jail for 3259 days. He served the first term of 88 days at Lucknow District Jail From December 6, 1921 to March 3, 1922. The maximum 1041 days were spent when he was imprisoned for the ninth time at Almora Jail from June 10, 1945 to June 15, 1945.
"Nehru did not ever apologize to the British nor offer to work for them as Savarkar did," said a Twitter user.In the age of social media, one mis-step is enough to catch the attention of the ever-vigilant Twitterati. chief Udhhav Thackeray got a taste of it after he said that he would have called 'veer' (brave) if he had survived jail for even 14 minutes.
Thackeray had made the remark while speaking at the launch of the book ": Echoes From A Forgotten Past", penned by Vikram Sampa