On Thursday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said the violence that took place in Kolhapur and some other places over the posters and social media posts allegedly glorifying Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan was not in line with the culture of Maharashtra.

Tension gripped Kolhapur city, a few days ago after some persons allegedly kept an image of 18th-century ruler Tipu Sultan and an offensive audio message as their social media status, resulting in a protest by right-wing outfits at Shivaji Chowk the next day.