Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Mumbai, Abu Asim Azmi, who was suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for his remarks eulogising Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, on Tuesday paid tribute to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj on his death anniversary and praised him as a valiant warrior.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, led military campaigns against the Portuguese and Mughals, ultimately being captured and killed in Sangameshwar.