MNS Workers Give Raj Thackeray Aurangzeb Cake To Cut On His Birthday

MNS workers gifted a cake with Aurangzeb's photo on it to party chief Raj Thackeray to cut on the occasion of his birthday.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray along with his wife Sharmila Thackeray greets supporters gathered outside his residence on the occasion of his birthday in Mumbai.

Source : PTI

On the occasion of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's birthday, party workers presented him with a cake with Aurangzeb's photo on it to cut. This comes days after an uproar erupted in Maharashtra over the uploading of photos of the Mughal ruler on social media. MNS workers also burnt Aurangzeb's effigy in Mumbai.

Last week, referring to recent violence in a few cities of Maharashtra, deputy CM Fadnavis said that suddenly Aurangzeb’s “aulad” (progenies) had taken birth in the state, prompting Owaisi to counter who was “Godse ki aulad”.

Addressing a gathering in Hyderabad, Owaisi remarked, "Maharashtra's Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis said 'Aurangzeb ke aulaad.' Do you know everything? I didn't know you (Fadnavis) were such an expert. Then you should know who the children of Godse and Apte too, who are they?" 

Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were executed by hanging for their role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Responding to it, Union Minister Giriraj Singh stoked fresh controversy as he termed Nathuram Godse a ‘saput’ (worthy son) of India and said the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi was not an invader like Mughal rulers Babar and Aurangzeb as he was born in India. 

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal slammed Giriraj Singh saying, "Saput means a good son. Was Godse a good son according to Giriraj Singh? Giriraj Singh being a minister is speaking for he government. So do PM Modi and Amit also believe the same? They should condemn these remarks."

I don't think they will condemn the remarks... RSS offered help to Britishers, how can they acknowledge Mahatma Gandhi? So this mindset is against principles of Mahatma Gandhi. They (BJP) are doing politics against Gandhi's principles," the former Union minister told news agency ANI.

TMC MP Saugata Roy said he totally rejects Giriraj Singh's statement and added, "He has made a communal statement, he has praised a person who killed the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi. He called to Mughal emperors as people against India. We are all for all Indians including the Mughals."

"Babar ki Aulad' is a term used by communal people, we reject it," he remarked.