Updated: January 20, 2021 23:10 IST MLC says installation of his frame next to those of freedom fighters amounted to an ‘insult’ to them Share Article AAA MLC says installation of his frame next to those of freedom fighters amounted to an ‘insult’ to them A Congress MLC in Uttar Pradesh has demanded that the portrait of Hindu Mahasabha leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar be removed from the picture gallery of the State Legislative Council saying that the installation of his frame next to those of freedom fighters amounted to an “insult” to them. Savarkar, within months of being jailed, had written a letter of apology to the British and offered to express loyalty towards them in exchange for his release, Mr. Singh wrote in a letter to the chairperson of the council on Tuesday. The MLC is the leader of the Congress party in the Legislative Council.