Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday slammed the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and accused him of disrespecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by using 'shraddhanjali' instead of 'Patanjali' in his tribute.

Shinde's statement comes on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country and Maharashtra. He was speaking to reporters in Mumbai while paying tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birthday.

Shinde expressed his outrage, stating that Gandhi's comments were an insult not only to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj but also to the millions of Shiv devotees and the peo...