The controversy on a book published 38 years ago on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj followed by a statement made on him by preacher Dhirendra Shastri has left the ruling mahayuti in search of explanation as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) launched a united attack on the government. In the first instance, Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana Sanjay Gaikwad was accused of abusing and threatening a publisher over a book first published in 1988, authored by veteran communist leader Govind Pansare, titled Shivaji Kon hota? (Who was Shivaji?). Gaikwad called Kolhapur-based publisher Prashant Ambi, objecting to the title of the book using abusive language and threatening assault. A day later, preacher Dhirendra Shastri’s comments during the Bharat Durga Shaktisthal and Dharma Sabha at Jamtha in Nagpur which was attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari , created yet another controversy.…