A 35-foot-tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj within the state’s Sindhudurg district collapsed on August 26.
A 35-foot statue of Maratha Empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi final 12 months at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, collapsed on August 26. Maharashtra authorities blamed the statue collapse because of robust winds however the Maha Vikas Aghadi is blaming the winds of corruption for the statue falling down. Today in Palghar, PM Modi has publicly apologized for the autumn of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue. But why did the Prime Minister have to apologize? The reply to that is hidden within the politics of Maharashtra.
PM Modi mentioned he bow his head and apologise to the individuals of Maharashtra who had been damage by the collapse of the Shivaji statue at Sindhudurg. While addressing a gathering at Malvan in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, the Prime Minister additionally criticised the opposition for not being apologetic as he prolonged his apologies for the incident.
“Those who consider Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as their deity and have been deeply hurt, I bow my head and apologise to them. Our values are different. For us, nothing is bigger than our deity,” PM Modi mentioned.
The Prime Minister additional focused the opposition for “insulting and abusing the son of the land” Veer Savarkar whereas including that his “values” are completely different.
“Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name for us. Today I bow my head and apologise to my God Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Our values are different, we are not those people who keep abusing and insulting the great son of Mother India, the son of this land, Veer Savarkar. They are not ready to apologize, they are ready to go to the courts and fight,” he added.
PM Modi earlier laid the muse stone of Vadhvan Port in Palghar, Maharashtra. The whole value of this challenge is round Rs 76,000 crores. He additionally inaugurated and laid the muse stone of 218 fisheries initiatives price round Rs 1,560 crores throughout the occasion.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mentioned that the state authorities is taking choices on a war-footing for the reconstruction of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and two committees have been fashioned together with that to research the collapse of the statue in Malvan space of the state.
(with inputs from ANI)
