Bowing at the feet of Shiv Rai and asking for forgiveness: Prime Minister

Mumbai/Palghar: We are not the people who insult India's son Veer Savarkar, we don't have that culture. Even then they have no regrets, they don't apologize at all. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an adorable deity for us, I prostrate at his feet and apologize. I also apologize to those who respect and worship Shiv Chhatrapati, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Pradhan was speaking at the Bhoomipujan ceremony of the port. The statue of Shivaji Maharaj on the Rajkot fort in Sindhudurga had collapsed. 

Then this is Modi's reaction. Narendra Modi said that after I was decided as the prime ministerial candidate, I went to Raigad fort and prayed in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's mausoleum. As a devotee prays to his adoring deity, I started my national service pilgrimage. What happened in Sindhudurga a few days ago, for me and my colleagues, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name, not just a king, but Shivaji Maharaj is an adorable deity for us.

The people of Maharashtra should know their culture!
Today I bow my head and apologize to my idol Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with my head at his feet. Our culture is different. We are not the people who insult and abuse the son of this land Veer Savarkar. The sentiments of the patriots are crushed. Still, those who are not ready to apologize to Veer Savarkar despite insulting him, are ready to fight the battle in court. People of Maharashtra should know their sanskar who has no remorse for insulting such a great son of the country. Today, when I come to Maharashtra, I am first of all working to apologize to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.