Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar refused to apologise for his statement that Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj should be called โSwarajya Rakshakโ instead of โDharamveerโ.
Ajit Pawar said that the Bharatiya Janata Party protest against him while they were silent when the Maharashtra Governor and many other leaders disrespected heroes like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He further added that the word โDharmveerโ is used widely, therefore Chhatrapati Shambhaji Maharaj should be addressed as โSwarajya Rakshakโ.
โIf you google and search โDharmveerโ a lot of people use it as their designation. So if I said Chhatrapati Shambhaji Maharaj is not a โDharmveerโ I was not wrong because Shambhaji Maharaj is one. I stand by my statement,โ Pawar added.
He said that movies are released under the name of โDharmveerโ and now as per news โDharmveer 2โ will be released. So, the โDharmveerโ word is used by everyone nowadays.
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โChhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is a โSwaraj Rakshakโ. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj found Hindavi Swarajya and Sambhaji Maharaj continued it after Shivaji Maharajโ. Pawar Added.
In the recently concluded Maharashtra state assemblyโs winter session in Nagpur, during a debate, senior NCP leader and LoP Ajit Pawar said, โWe always refer to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj as โSwaraj Rakshakโ. But some people are calling him โDharamveerโ (protector of religion). It is incorrect to call him โDharamveerโ. Sambhaji Maharaj never championed the cause of any particular religion; his sacrifice and work were for national and inclusive welfare.โ
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