Marathi actor Rahul Solapurkar triggered a row with his remark that 17th century warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj escaped from Agra after bribing several chieftains of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Image Source: IANS In 1674, Chhatrapati Shivaji enthroned himself as the Maharaj with a suppressed Hindu majority hailing praises in his name. He raised a Marathi empire as an independent sovereign.