Jitendra Awad Apologizes for Controversial Shivraya Coronation Remark in Assembly

• NCP Sharadchandra Pawar group MLA Jitendra Awad made a controversial statement about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation.
• Awad claimed books state Shivraya's kumkum tilak was applied with a toe and he was called a Shudra.
• Ruling party MLAs, including Shambhuraje Desai and Dada Bhuse, strongly objected, demanding an apology and expunging the statement.
• BJP MLA Nitesh Rane demanded Awad's suspension from the assembly.
• Jitendra Awad apologized in the assembly, and Speaker Rahul Narvekar expunged the controversial statement from the record.