Ekbote told Mirror, What happened at Koregaon Bhima is unfortunate, but it was a misunderstanding.

At the core of it, the ideological tussle ranges back centuries to different versions of history, and those who fiercely protect their legends.

According to one version of history, the Mahar communitys Govind Gopal defied Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to perform the last rites of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, leading to his tombstone being built across that of the warrior king.

Amidst a curfew in the village and a huge police bandobast, Mirror managed to chat with a group of youths sitting next to Chhatrapati Sambhajis memorial, to discuss the events that have unfolded.

The Sambhaji Brigade does not want Kavi Kalashs memorial next to Sambhajis so, they brought in Govind Gopal and demanded that Kavi Kalashs tombstone be replaced.

But, we have records that clarify that Sambhaji and Govind Gopal never coexisted.

According to one version of history, Kavi Kalash was the personal advisor to Sambhaji.

While Maharaj died in 1689, Govind Gopals only available records show he was conferred with a charter by the Peshwas in 1733.

When we questioned this, some villagers put up a board on his tombstone, crediting him with performing the Maharajs last rites.

The board proclaiming Govind Gopals deeds was put up a few days ago.

When he tried to probe how his father was killed, he came across the Shivales of Vadhu, and was told they had cremated Maharaj.

Govind Gopal Dhagoji Maghoji is the other person involved he bore the title of people who perform pujas in the Dalit community.

The locals are mostly Marathas, and claim their forebears conducted the last rites of a great king from their community.

With Govind Gopals name inserted into this chapter in history, they felt discredited.

Basically, history needs to be revisited to resolve this issue.

The reality is that all bahujans including Mahars and Marathas were involved in that funeral procession.

A few Brahminical groups are trying to create tensions between these communities by fabricating legends.

Why is this question arising now If clarifications are needed, the government should appoint a committee to probe history.

But, we also need to look at how someone had placed the photo of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder, Sarsanghachalak Hedgewar, right next Sambhaji Maharajs memorial.

How are they connected It is right wing leaders like Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide who instigated this violence.

Time and again, we have demanded that the government appoint a committee to bring the truth to light.

As far as the current disruption is concerned, it is clear that it was done on the orders of Ekbote and Hindutvavadi organisations.

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