Maharashtra: Activists of Shiv Sena stages protest against Governor Koshyari in Nashik over Shivaji remarks

Activists of Shiv Sena staged a demonstration in Nashik city against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his controversial remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Koshyari stoked a controversy by saying at a function in Aurangabad that the 17th century Maratha warrior king was an icon of olden days.

Shiv Sena (UBT) members gathered at the city unit party headquarters in Shalimar Chowk here and shouted slogans against the governor. The agitators also burnt an effigy of Koshyari as part of the demonstration.