Aurangzeb controversy: Hoardings of Uddhav Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar with Aurangzeb emerge in Mumbai

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Police will register an official FIR against unknown people if law and order is disturbed, an officer said.. Posters of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar with Mughal emperor Aurangzebs picture in it came up in the Mahim area of Mumbai on Thursday, officials said.. Hoardings of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar with Aurangzebs picture in it, put up in Mahim area of Mumbai...

According to Mumbai police, the hoardings were put up at night and no information has been received yet on who put them up..

Police will register an official FIR against unknown people if law and order is disturbed, an officer said...

The hoardings came up after Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Babasaheb Ambedkar, stirred a controversy by visiting Aurangzebs tomb in Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) and offered floral tributes to Aurangzeb...

His visit came days after communal tensions in Kolhapur over a social media post glorifying 18th century Mughal ruler Aurangzeb and Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan..

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