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Maharashtra: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj icon of olden days, says Guv Koshyari
Updated On: 19 November, 2022 07:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
'Earlier, when you would be asked who is your icon "Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi used to be the answers. In Maharashtra, you need not look elsewhere (as) there are so many icons here. While Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is of olden time, there are Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari,' says Koshyari
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On Saturday, Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari stated that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of "olden days" even as he referred to B R Ambedkar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari while talking about "icons" in the state.
The Maharashtra Governor made the remarks during an event in Aurangabad after conferring D.Litt degrees on senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
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