Mumbai |
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s allegations of embezzling money collected under the ‘Save Vikrant’ campaign are currently being discussed. This is how the letter written by Kirit Somaiya to Raj Bhavan in 2013 has come to light. TV9 Marathi has brought this letter to the fore. Kirit Somaiya, the then Governor K. The letter was written to Sankaranarayanan. The letter states that Rs 11,224 was collected at Churchgate station under the ‘Save Vikrant’ campaign. “I would like to hand over this money to you,” Somaiya said in the letter.
Therefore, Kirit Somaiya had not paid the money at the Raj Bhavan till then. Therefore, Sanjay Raut’s claim seems to be gaining strength somewhere. Also the money mentioned in the letter by Kirit Somaiya is just a one day fund at Churchgate station. However, according to Sanjay Raut, the money was deposited at various railway stations for about 10 days under the ‘Save Vikrant’ campaign. Sanjay Raut had claimed that the money was collected at all railway stations from Churchgate to Ambernath. So now it remains to be seen whether Kirit Somaiya will give any explanation on this.
- What exactly is said in Kirit Somaiya’s letter?
Public sentiment has been linked to the Vikrant warship. The state government had agreed to convert the Vikrant warship into a memorial. But now the state government has decided to withdraw and drown Vikrant. It is being said that the state government does not have funds. That’s why we launched a fundraising event at Churchgate Railway Station today to raise public awareness. Out of this, Rs. 11,224 was collected. I would like to hand over this fund to you. The people of Maharashtra will not run out of funds. We request the state government to save Vikrant.Yours
Dr. Kirit Somaiya
