Aurangzeb’s tomb can’t be removed, but its glorification won’t be allowed: Fadnavis

Fadnavis told reporters in Nagpur, “Whether one likes it or not, the fact is that Aurangzeb’s tomb comes under the ASI’s (Archaeological Survey of India) protected monument category. But, we will not allow the glorification of Aurangzeb at any cost.”

During a public rally held at Shivaji Park Sunday, Raj Thackeray disapproved of the politics over the demands to remove Aurangzeb’s tomb. On the contrary, Thackeray maintained, “The tomb depicts how the Mughal emperor, despite a mighty army, failed and was finally buried in the land of Maharashtra.”

The MNS leader urged people to read history from the right perspective from books authored by historians and not to rely on WhatsApp.

He said Aurangzeb spent 27 years in Maharashtra fighting the Marathas, and wanted to defeat and wipe out Chhatrapati Shivaji’s legacy. Even after Shivaji Maharaj’s passing away, Aurangzeb continued to live here (Maharashtra). “ Aurangzeb wanted to kill a thought called Shivaji,” he said.

Meanwhile, senior RSS leader Suresh Joshi, popularly known as Bhaiyyaji, said the ongoing debate and controversy over the Mughal emperor’s tomb was an unnecessary topic.

Violence broke out in Nagpur earlier this month after Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other right-wing bodies demanded the removal of he tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.