Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a "mahapurush (great man)" who contributed to India's freedom struggle, says Savitri Bai Phule, a parliamentarian of the ruling BJP, walking into an ongoing political controversy over the founder of Pakistan. Ms Phule, who has of late been seen to deviate from the party line on a range of subjects, also said Jinnah's portrait is in the Lok Sabha inside Parliament House and "should find a place wherever required".
