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CM Yogi ordered the change of name after a review meeting of the developmental work in the Agra division through video conferencing. The chief minister said the Mughal Museum will be named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
"There is a need to promote subjects which are the pride of the nation, except for the symbols of the mentality of slavery. The Mughals cannot be our role models. Ideas of nationalism need to encouraged. Shivaji Maharaj is our hero," Adityanath said.
The museum which is being built on the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal will showcase artefacts and documents related to Shivaji along with the history of the Mughal rule in India.
During an earlier meeting chaired by Jitendra Kumar, Principal Secretary of Tourism, officials were instructed to build a gallery in honour of Shivaji.