NCP MP Supriya Sule had on February 28 objected to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks that Samarth Ramdas was Chhatrapati Shivaji's guru and said there was no evidence of the two having a teacher-disciple relationship.
Ms Sule also referred to a July 16, 2018 judgment of the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, before which the state government had submitted that “there was no record available to show that Shivaji Maharaj had an opportunity to meet Ramdas Or Shivaji Maharaj was dealing with Ramdas. His guru." The Maharashtra Lok Sabha member tweeted, citing the court order, "No evidence of Guru-disciple relationship between Ramdas and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj."
Mr. Koshyari underlined the role of the guru (teacher) during an event in Aurangabad on Sunday, citing the examples of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chandragupta Maurya.
"Many Chakravarti (emperors), Maharajas took birth on this land. But, who would ask about Chandragupta that Chanakya was not there? Who would ask about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that Samarth (Ramdas) was not there," he said. said.
The governor had said, "I am not questioning the capability of Chandragupta and Shivaji Maharaj. Just as a mother plays an important role in shaping her child, so is the role of a guru (teacher) in our society." "
Taking objection to this, Sule also shared an old clip of her father and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, saying that Ramdas was not Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's guru.
In the clip, Mr Pawar can be heard saying that Rajmata Jijamata, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was the mentor of the Maratha warrior king, and that some people "who had a pen in their hands" created the impression that Ramdas had killed Shivaji Maharaj. was advised. ,
Notably, the Maharashtra government, which includes the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress, and Mr Koshyari have engaged in a war of words over various issues in the past.