Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Kishanrao Bagde on Tuesday attended the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Jayanti programme at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur, paying tribute to the stellar Maratha warrior and son of the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said that the Mughal era has not been removed from NCERT textbooks, but only repetitive content has been edited out.
"Our ideals were not at all anti-Islam and anti-Muslim. Hakim Khan Suri fought alongside Maharana Pratap in the battle of Haldighati against the Mughals. Even in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's army, there were members of the Muslim community. Shivaji's most trusted bodyguard was a Muslim yout
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday criticised political parties that praise historical figures like Babur, Timur, Aurangzeb, and Ghaznavi, who are often associated with invasions and conquests in India.
The demand comes nearly a month after violence erupted in Nagpur during a rally which demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's Tomb, which is located in Kuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district (formerly Aurangabad), Maharashtra.
Shah's visit to Raigad comes amid political chaos in Maharashtra over debates regarding the legacy of Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Union Home Minister is expected to meet several prominent leaders in the Mahayuti alliance to discuss the appointment of Guardian Ministers
"After reading the dissent note of UBT, Balasaheb Thackeray would have been pained. Earlier UBT had allergy with Hindutva but now UBT has allergy with Hindus. In another dissent note UBT says that protect and preserve the properties which are personal properties dedicated by various ruler
RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said that the people who have faith in Aurangzeb must visit his tomb. He stated that in 'our' tradition, people don't worry about a person after his death.
"It is natural that they (Mohan Bhagwat and PM Modi) talk about the issues in the country, and they discuss them. As a Swayamsevak, the message of the organisation is that we keep making ourselves better, and put our efforts in making the country better. So they talk about that, how they can
This follows violent clashes in Nagpur on March 17 over the demand for the removal of Aurangzeb's grave. Stones were hurled at police amid rumours that a holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday slammed the advocates for the Ganga-Jamuni culture, which promotes harmony between different cultures, but never considered Aurangzeb's brother Dara Shikoh a hero.