Mumbai, April 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief spokesperson Navnath Ban said that no one supports the statement made by a Jain monk about Tararani, the daughter of Sarsenapati Hambirrao Mohite. However, Sanjay Raut had demanded proof of the lineage of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Ban strongly criticized this on Wednesday, saying that Raut should publicly apologize for asking for proof of Shivaji Maharaj's descendants and only then speak about the glorious history of the Maratha Empire. (Raut's current stance as a protector of Maratha history is being compared to a past controversy from January 2020, where he had challenged Udayanraje Bhosale (a descendant of the Satara throne) to provide proof of his lineage as a descendant of Chhat...