Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has asked the Mahayuti government and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi not to use the name of the 17th-century Maratha warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, for their own political gain. Jarange made the statement while he was visiting the Rajkot Fort in Malvan, reported PTI. 

Reportedly, a 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed on August 26. The incident provoked tremendous uproar throughout the state, demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.