Pune, April 12 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the historic Raigad Fort today to pay respects to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his death anniversary and the centenary celebration of the renovation of the Shivajiraje's mausoleum.

Preparations are underway ahead of Amit Shah's visit to Raigad. He arrived in Pune yesterday and will pay tribute at the memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the Raigad Fort on his 345th death anniversary. He died on April 3, 1680.

The founder of the Maratha kingdom passed away at Raigad Fort in April 1680 due to health complications.

Shah's visit to Raigad comes amid political chaos in Maharashtra over debates regarding the legacy of Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The ...