Did Nehru Really Insult Chhatrapati Shivaji In His Book? A Fact-Check From His Actual Writings

Amid an ongoing political row, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis accused Jawaharlal Nehru of disrespecting Shivaji in his 1934 book. Here is what India's first PM wrote, and what happened after that.

Jawaharlal Nehru mentioned Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his book Glimpses of World History.

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In Maharashtra politics, the controversy over Aurangzeb has now widened to include Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Chhatrapati Shivaji. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has accused India’s first Prime Minister of disrespecting Chhatrapati Shivaji and distorting his legacy in his book Discovery of India. “Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had written something about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his book Discovery of India. Will you condemn it? Do you have the courage?" Fadnavis told Opposition