Aurangzeb not relevant now, says RSS leader following Nagpur violence

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Sunil Ambekar on Wednesday said that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was “not relevant” today, ANI reported.

Ambekar, the Hindutva organisation’s national publicity chief, made the comment in response to a reporter’s question about the clashes that broke out in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Monday night and if the Aurangzeb’s tomb should be moved.

The violence took place hours after Hindutva groups held a protest in the city demanding that Aurangzeb’s tomb located in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar be removed.

“Any type of violence is not good for the society and I think police have taken cognisance of it and so they will get into the details,” Ambekar said at a press conference in Bengaluru.

However, Ambekar told The Times of India that the “glorification of Aurangzeb should stop”.

“The tomb issue is not irrelevant, Aurangzeb is,” the newspaper quoted him as having clarified.

The RSS is the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: When asked if Aurangzeb is still relevant today and whether his tomb should be removed, Sunil Ambekar, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, RSS, says, "I think it is not relevant."

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