If it weren’t for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, my name would have been Kalimuddin

Statement by BJP Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya in Madhya Pradesh at a program on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti

Indore (MP) – If Hinduism is alive today, it is because of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s contribution. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj did not allow the Mughals to enter the entire Malwa region. That is why we are Hindus today, otherwise my name would not be Kailash, but ‘Kalimuddin’, said Kailash Vijayvargiya, a minister in the BJP Government in the state. He was speaking at a program on the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary.

भारत की गौरवशाली अस्मिता के दिव्य आलोक, हिंदवी स्वराज के युग निर्माता, अनुपम पराक्रम एवं अद्वितीय शौर्य के प्रतीक छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज की जयंती पर उन्हें शत शत नमन।

आज इस पावन अवसर पर इंदौर में निकाली गई भव्य वाहन रैली में सहभागिता कर शिवाजी महाराज की प्रतिमा पर श्रद्धासुमन… pic.twitter.com/cqbzx5RLld

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) February 19, 2025

Vijayvargiya further said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had raised an army to protect Hindu religion. At that time, that army, despite being a handful in number, defeated the Mughals, who numbered in the lakhs. There is not just one such example, but many. I am proud that we are saluting him on his birth anniversary. Today, the entire Hindu community is grateful to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. During that time, Bajirao Peshwa’s army did not allow any Mughal to enter here. This is what our history tells us.