Governor B S Koshyari stoked a controversy Saturday, calling Chhatrapati Shivaji an icon of the old era. “If youngsters today are asked about their icon, they need to look beyond Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji is an icon from the olden times. I am talking about modern times. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari are found right here.” Descendants of the Maratha king and the opposition demanded that the Centre recall the governor.
Governor B S Koshyaristoked a new controversy on Saturday, calling Chhatrapati Shivaji an icon of the old era. “In our childhood, we were often asked in school, who is your favourite leader or hero. If youngsters today are asked about their icon, they need to look beyond Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji is an icon from the olden times. I am talking about modern times. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari are found right here.”
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