00:00For us, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a deity of worship.
00:04My deity of worship, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,
00:09I bow my head at his feet and ask for forgiveness.
00:14I bow my head at the feet of those who worship the deity of worship and ask for forgiveness.
00:24My values are different.
00:27Today, before discussing this event,
00:35I would like to express my feelings.
00:42When in 2013, the Indian People's Party
00:50appointed me as the candidate for the Prime Minister's post,
00:56my first task was to go to the fort of Raigarh,
01:04sit in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's tomb,
01:11and pray.
01:15A devotee, the way he prays to his deity,
01:23with the blessings of devotion,
01:28I began a new journey of serving the nation.
01:35In the last few days,
01:38what happened in Sindhudurg,
01:42for me,
01:47for all my companions,
01:50Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name.
01:57For me, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a king, a king, or a king's man.
02:09For me, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a deity of worship.
02:20And today, with my head bowed,
02:25I bow at the feet of my deity, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,
02:35and ask for forgiveness.
02:44Our values are different.
02:48We are not those people,
02:52who on the day of judgement,
02:55the great son of the mother India,
02:59on this very earth,
03:03keep abusing Veer Savarkar,
03:10keep insulting him,
03:15crush the feelings of the patriots.
03:20Despite this,
03:25despite abusing Veer Savarkar,
03:30we are not ready to ask for forgiveness.
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