Devendra Fadnavis Blames Chhaava Movie for Increased Anger towards Aurangzeb

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 18:Fadnavis claimed that the violence in Nagpur were planned well ahead of time after observations emerged that a political group were burning a religious book.

In the midst of the present Aurangzeb row in Maharashtra and the violence in Nagpur on Monday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that people's anger towards the Mughal emperor from the 17th century was prompted by Vicky Kaushal's film Chhaava.

He told the Maharashtra assembly, "This violent event and riots seem to have been planned  pre-planned."  The chief minister also said that the mob was after likely homes and businesses.  That everything seemed like a story, he said.

The BJP leader then said that the "anger" people have towards Mughal ruler Aurangzeb was because of the new biopic of Chhatrapati Sambhaji playing  by Vicky Kaushal.  But he asked everyone to keep the peace in the state.

"The Chhava movie has made people very angry at Aurangzeb."  "But everyone must still keep Maharashtra peaceful," Fadnavis said in his speech to the legislative assembly.