Mumbai, July 8 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday responded to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's controversial comments that sparked a row across the state, clarifying that the remarks were not aimed at the Marathi community but at certain organisations that, according to Dubey, triggered the controversy.

"Whatever Nishikant Dubey has said, he has not said it for the common Marathi people, but for those organisations which have fuelled this controversy," said Fadnavis.

However, the Chief Minister also distanced himself from the content of Dubey's remarks, saying, "I believe that Nishikant Dubey's statement was not completely correct."

He emphasised Maharashtra's contribution to India's development and said, "No one can d...