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Courting contention by comparing Tipu Sultan with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maharashtra Congress main Harshawardhan Sapkal connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) said some historical figures should beryllium seen successful the aforesaid league.
Mr. Sapkal’s remarks drew crisp disapproval from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Slamming Mr. Sapkal, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said his remarks were deplorable.
The contention erupted implicit an representation of Tipu Sultan successful the enclosure of the Deputy Mayor of Malegaon, Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed. It had been talented to her by the corporators, Ms. Ahmed said. The Shiv Sena protested against the beingness of the representation successful the Deputy Mayor’s chamber.
“We condemn this statement. He [Mr. Sapkal] should beryllium ashamed of comparing Tipu Sultan with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He should apologise. We volition not tolerate it. Congress should instrumentality cognisance of it, if it has adjacent an ounce of morality near successful it. The Congress’s allies should instrumentality enactment of it, too,” Mr. Fadnavis said successful Nagpur connected Saturday (February 14), terming the remarks “appeasement of the worst kind”.
In response, Mr. Sapkal posted images of Tipu Sultan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj successful a station connected societal media level X. “These are portraits of some Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan of the archetypal transcript of the Constitution,” helium said.
Mr. Sapkal besides criticised the BJP and the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s valour is unparalleled. Shivray is our pride, and Tipu Sultan was valiant and a person of self-rule. It was by taking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj arsenic his perfect that helium fought against the British. At the clip erstwhile Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan were warring against foreigners, the radical who came from the ideology of the Sangh, BJP, similar Devendra Fadnavis, were engaging successful servitude and espionage for the British. Therefore, Devendra Fadnavis should not get progressive successful the pretence of teaching america history. The radical of Maharashtra person not forgotten what each [former Governor of Maharashtra] Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on with the BJP and RSS person spewed successful their escaped speech and the insults they person hurled regarding Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” Mr. Sapkal said connected X.
Tipu Sultan was the 18th period ruler of Mysore, praised for his combat against the British, but besides criticised for bigotry and atrocities against Hindus.
