Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 15 : Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should watch the movie Chhava based on Sambhaji Maharaj and claim that what Golwalkar wrote is wrong.
Speaking to media persons, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said, "Asaduddin Owaisi has a different ideology. We believe in Veer Savarkar. Nobody can tell what PM Narendra Modi's mindset is. He has marketed a lot of films that align with his party, be it Tashkent Files, Kashmir Files, Chhava or The Accidental Prime Minister... If MS Golwalkar presented his views on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, it is PM Modi's responsibility to watch the movie and claim that what Golwalkar wrote is wrong..."
This comes after AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that "the worst words for Sambhaji Maharaj were used by late RSS leader MS Golwalkar in his book Bunch of Thoughts and Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar also used the worst words for Sambhaji Maharaj."
Speaking at the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi on February 22, PM Modi lauded Maharashtra's significant contribution to both Marathi and Hindi cinema.
PM Modi said, "Ye Maharashtra aur Mumbai hi hai jisne Marathi filmon ke saath-saath, Hindi cinema ko ye unchai di hai. Aur in dino toh, Chhaava ki dhoom machi hui hai." (Maharashtra and Mumbai have elevated Hindi cinema along with Marathi films, and Chhaava is making waves these days.
In response to Owaisi's statement, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday said that Veer Savarkar's service and contribution to the country cannot be forgotten.
"The service and contribution that Veer Savarkar has done for this country cannot be forgotten. If someone sees his works through the lens of a particular religion, then it is their thinking. Similarly, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the pride of our country," Sirsa told ANI.