Ever since the Nagpur violence broke out, be it the leftists or the Opposition MPs and other anti-BJP commentators, everyone seems to be blaming Hindus and the movie Chhaava for it. Some, including the news media, even went a step further to claim that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis himself blamed the movie Chhaava for igniting the riots. Here are some of those claims.
CM & HM Devendra Fadnavis blames Chaava the movie for the violence. Amazing that a movie on the valour of Chattrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is now being called the instigator.
Shameful blame game!— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) March 18, 2025
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis blames the movie 'Chhaava' for the public's anger in Nagpur against Aurangzeb.
Someone should remind him that it was BJP leaders and PM Modi who were praising this film day and night! pic.twitter.com/H2tsLRNzmP
— Akshit (@CaptainGzb) March 18, 2025
Another day, another misleading headline from Hindustan Times.
Nowhere in his speech did CM Devendra Fadnavis 'blame' Chhaava movie for the Nagpur violence!
He stated that the movie portrays the truth of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, which has ignited anger against Aurangzeb in… https://t.co/GTNyAbYKPw pic.twitter.com/LHGmMo6Sg4
— Cons of Media (@ConsOfMedia) March 18, 2025
Cinema doesn’t “influence” the society – or it does? Devendra Fadnavis blames #VickyKaushal’s #CHHAAVA for the ongoing issue in Nagpur pic.twitter.com/WsJS8DfDFx
— Samina Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@saminaUFshaikh) March 18, 2025
Wow!! Just look at this BJP CM Devendra Fadnavis
Now he is subtly blaming the movie #Chhaava for the violence in Nagpur
Just a few days back he was backing removal of Aurangzeb Tomb and supported this agenda
Abh saara theekra movie pe fod do!!😂
Typical sanghi character ! pic.twitter.com/u7qBwe4MU6
— Ritu #सत्यसाधक (@RituRathaur) March 19, 2025
#NagpurViolence: Maharashtra Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis says #Chhaava brought the history of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj to the fore and ignited public anger against Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.
Read: https://t.co/hLrV0crgkG pic.twitter.com/RrUt0qPfJ2
— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) March 18, 2025
What Did Fadnavis Say?
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis spoke in Marathi on the floor of the state Assembly. This has been twisted by non-Marathi speakers as him blaming the movie for the riots. In reality, he said, “In this situation, everyone must show restraint. How to maintain law and order and mutual respect should be everyone’s effort. This is my appeal. Today in Maharashtra, and I am not blaming the movie, in fact, Chhaava movie showed the real history of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. People are angry with Aurangzeb, their feelings are raw but we still should maintain law and order.”
First of this Italian import doesn’t understand Marathi. Secondly she is known for lying through her lipstick tainted teeth.
Here is what #Fadnavis actually said. He praised the movie not blamed it 👏 #Chhaava #NagpurRiots https://t.co/B1OO58Aylx pic.twitter.com/OYq7eGjOAT
— Princess Woke Liberal 🏳️🌈 (@pwokeliberal) March 19, 2025
This twisting of translation seems to be a concerted effort by the divisive forces to fuel more unrest in the state.
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