Sena Seeks Case Against BJP Leader For Linking Narayan Rane, Warrior King

Vaibhav Naik said Pramod Jathar's comparison of Narayan Rane with Chhatapati Sambhaji Maharaj was "shocking" and hurt sentinments of lakhs of the latter's followers, including him.

Shiv Sena MLA Vaibhav Naik has approached police, seeking that a case be registered against former BJP legislator Pramod Jathar for allegedly comparing Union minister Narayan Rane with Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Talking to PTI on Thursday, Mr Naik said Pramod Jathar's comparison of Narayan Rane with Chhatapati Sambhaji Maharaj was "shocking" and hurt sentinments of lakhs of the latter's followers, including him. The legislator said he approached the Kankavli police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district with his complaint on Wednesday, seeking that a case be registered against Mr Jathar. He said Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was a great leader who was arrested at Sangameshwar (in Ratnagiri district) by Mughal kind Aurangazeb and tortured.