Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- A political storm has erupted in Maharashtra following controversial remarks by NCP-SCP MLA Jitendra Awhad, who has said that "Sanatan Dharma has ruined India," labeling its ideology as "perverted."
The comments came hours after a special NIA court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, reigniting the debate about "saffron terror" narrative.
Addressing media, Awhad launched a scathing critique of Sanatan Dharma, alleging historical oppression. "This so-called Sanatan Dharma denied Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj his coronation, defamed Sambhaji Maharaj, and attempted to assassinate social reformers like Jyotirao Phule. It's the same ideology that thre...