Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday hailed the acquittal of all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, highlighting how "Bhagwa (saffron)" has never been and never will be related to terrorism.

"Aatankvad bhagwa na kabhi tha, na hai, na kabhi rahega," ("Terrorism was never saffron, is not, and will never be") the Maharashtra CM posted on X.

आतंकवाद भगवा न कभी था, ना है, ना कभी रहेगा!#MalegaonVerdict

On Wednesday, the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai pronounced its decision in the case. It acquitted all the seven accused — including former Member of Parliament (MP) Sadhvi Pragya and and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit — in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on the grounds that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond a reasonable doubt, news agency ANI reported.