Nagpur: BJP leaders demanded on Monday that a controversial book on Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj be banned and that the author and publisher be targeted.
Party spokesperson Shivrai Kulkarni and MLC Girish Vyas, addressing a press conference, said the author Vinod Anavrat had disrespectfully mentioned Shivaji Maharaj in the book published by Sugava Prakashan. “While the book isn’t available freely on the market, it’s popular with many people. The author has attempted to portray Aurangzeb and others larger than Shivaji Maharaj, “Kulkarni said.
He further claimed that Mangesh Khonde, Kishor Jadhav, Jagdish Kambe, Rajesh Kitkule, Yogesh Nimkar, and others had already filed a complaint with Amravati police.
Vyas claimed 50 lakh illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh came to Mumbai.
He requested that CM Thackeray and home minister Anil Deshmukh immediately order those immigrants to be identified and expelled by police.
