Kolhapur incident: Maharashtra CM Shinde assures action against guilty, deputy CM Fadnavis says 'no forgiveness for those who praise Aurangzeb'

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday assured action will be taken against those found guilty in the Kolhapur incident and appealed to the public to maintain peace and calm. The erstwhile royal town of Kolhapur in Maharshtra has been tense after protests and a shutdown call was issued by some Hindu organisations over alleged praise to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the Mysore King Tipu Sultan.

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While Maharashtra is considered to be the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji, an apparent Aurangzeb fan club is on the rise in the Kolhapur area, where violent clashes broke out regarding a Whatsapp status praising the Mughal king and his ideologies. Tension prevailed in Kolhapur city of Maharashtra on...

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