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CM Fadnavis in damage control after spiritual leader’s Shivaji Maharaj comment
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CM Fadnavis in damage control after spiritual leader’s Shivaji Maharaj comment

The Indian Express·MANOJ MORE·about 1 month ago
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Even as the controversy over the alleged threatening comments made by Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad against the publisher of a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj rages on, chief priest of Bageshwar Dham, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, also known as Bageshwar Baba, has triggered another one over remarks about the Maratha king. In both cases, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis played fire fighter, trying to douse the flames as protests erupted in the state. Speaking at the Bhardurga Shaktisthal foundation stone-laying ceremony in Nagpur on Friday, where Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis , RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari were present, Shastri claimed that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was tired of fighting wars. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj grew very tired of fighting wars; he felt exhausted. One day, he went to Ramdas Swami. He took off his crown and placed it down, saying, ‘I do not want to fight wars anymore. You look after this crown; you handle this kingdom. We shall follow your orders.…

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