Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has blamed the Vicky Kaushal movie Chhava for the recent violence over dismantling Aurangzeb tomb that eventually led to Nagpur riots on Monday evening. “‘Chhaava’ has ignited people’s anger against Aurangzeb. Still, everyone must keep Maharashtra peaceful” CM Fadnavis was heard saying in Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday.
CM Fadnavis said the Vicky Kaushal-starrer “Chhaava”, based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, brought before the people history of the Maratha king. “After that (the movie), people’s emotions have been reignited. The anger against Aurangzeb is being exhibited in a big way,” he said.
Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, said 33 police personnel, including three deputy commissioners of police, were injured in the violence, and one of the senior officials was attacked with an axe.
“There appears to be a pre-planned pattern of some people. Action will certainly be taken against them, and whoever has attacked police personnel will not be spared. Normalcy is being restored,” CM Fadnavis said in the Mahashtra Assembly on Tuesday.
Curfew is in place in the jurisdiction of 11 police stations in Nagpur.
Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava
Chhaava is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical action film based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky Kaushal.
An adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant, it is directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films. The cast also includes Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.
Chhaava Previous Controversy
Vicky Kaushal’s film “Chhaava” has ignited a maelstrom of controversy, not only for its alleged historical inaccuracies. Earlier in January, CM Devendra Fadnavis has urged the makers of Vicky Kaushal- Rashmika Mandanna starrer Chhaava to maintain a balance between ‘sensitivity and creativity’ for such projects.
The film’s trailer has a sequence in which Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna, who portray Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Maharani Yesubai, are seen dancing with the “lezim”, a traditional musical instrument associated with Maharashtra’s cultural heritage.
Nagpur Violence: CM Fadnavis details sequence of events
Giving the sequence of the events, CM Fadnavis said that at 11.30 am on Monday, activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal staged a protest in the Mahal area of the city, demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s grave.
They also made a symbolic grave with hay and set fire to it, he said.
Fadnavis said a case was registered against the activists at the Ganesh Peth police station in the afternoon, and the section related to deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings was invoked against them.
He said that by evening, a rumour was spread that the symbolic grave set on fire had some religious content on it.
Following this, 200-300 people started raising slogans and threatened to resort to violence, and the police used mild force.
Fadnavis said protesters were also asked to come to the Ganesh Peth police station as they wanted to lodge a complaint against the VHP and Bajrang Dal workers.
“While the police action was underway, 200-300 people in Hansapuri resorted to stone pelting. Their faces were covered. Some people were attacked with sharp weapons.” he said.
The chief minister said the third incident occurred at 7.30 pm in Bhaldarpura, where a crowd of 80 to 100 people attacked the police. So, tear gas and mild force were used to deal with them.
A crane and two JCBs were set on fire, he said.
Fadnavis said three cases have been registered at Ganesh Peth station, and police were registering two cases at Tehsil police station.
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