Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the life of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a source of inspiration, and that the work done by him continued to be relevant even today.
The Prime Minister, in a video message, paid tributes on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the coronation of the 17th C. Maratha warrior king, who had defied the mighty Mughal Empire under Emperor Aurangzeb to carve out an independent kingdom in the Deccan which later became the Maratha Empire.
Mr. Modi’s video message was played at the State-level function held on Friday amid pomp and pageantry atop the Raigad fort in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis along with other leaders were present on the occasion.
