Mumbai, March 4 -- Amidst the uproar over his remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday said that his words had been twisted and that he was ready to take back his statement and apologise if sentiments were hurt.

"My words have been twisted. I have said what historians and writers have claimed about Aurangzeb Rahmatullah Ali," Azmi said

"I have not made any derogatory comment about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji Maharaj or any other great men - but still if anyone has been hurt by my statement, then I take back my words, my statement," Azmi said in a video he posted on his X platform.

The MLA and Samajwadi Party chief on Maharashtra also said that the issue was being politicised.

"The issue is...