Did Mahatma Gandhi ask Veer Savarkar to file mercy petitions?

A massive political row has erupted over Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remark that it was on Mahatma Gandhi's request that Veer Savarkar wrote mercy petitions. Now, some opposition leaders have slammed Rajnath Singh, alleging that he was "trying to rewrite history".

So, is Rajnath Singh right or wrong in his claim?
Did Mahatma Gandhi ask Veer Savarkar to seek pardon?
What did Savarkar's Hindutva stand for?

So, watch as author Dr Vikram Sampath and Historian Prof. S Irfan Habib debate these and more on the show.