Will Never Imagine Even in My Dream to Insult Chhatrapati Shivaji: Maharashtra Governor to HM Amit Shah

GG News Bureau

Mumbai, 13th Dec. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that he would never, ever insult icons such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The governor is under fire from the opposition for saying Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a “icon of olden times,” prompting calls for his resignation. “I can’t even imagine insulting icons like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap, and Shri Guru Govind Singh in my dreams.” “You are aware that I do not hesitate to express regrets or apologise immediately, even if I made an unintentional mistake,” Koshyari wrote in a letter to Shah on December 6.

Also, the governor mocked former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray without mentioning his name.

“When some big personalities were staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I, irrespective of my age, walked up to the high altitude forts in Maharashtra on my feet. I did not use a helicopter or any vehicle to reach the top,” he stated.

The governor claimed that some of his remarks at a university event were cherry-picked and used to stir up controversy.

“Some people took a portion of my entire speech at a university, out of the context for criticism. With a reference to the past icons, I was presenting the current eminent personalities who could be the inspiration for the youth,” he stated.

In November, after conferring D.Litt degrees on senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Koshyari said, “Earlier, when you would be asked who is your icon, the answers would be Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi. “In Maharashtra, you need not look elsewhere (as) there are so many icons here. While Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is of olden times, there are Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari”.