Mumbai, April 26 -- Actor Riteish Deshmukh has called out the "unacceptable and infuriating" remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

In a strong-worded X post, Riteish wrote, "When someone comes along and spews some distorted nonsense about our cherished deity, as a Shiv-premi-Shiv-bhakt, this is unacceptable and infuriating. Such futile attempts to trap it within frames will be swallowed up in the belly of time."

Honouring the legacy of the Maratha warrior, he further added, "Just as the mountain ranges of the Sahyadri have existed for millions of years before, so too will 'that' one name endure for crores of years in the future. And that name is.. Pratap Purandar... of the Kshatriya lineage... Lord of the Throne... Emperor of Emperors...