Maharana Pratap, Veer Shivaji our national heroes, not Akbar or Aurangzeb: CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that ”our ideals and national heroes” are Maharana Pratap, Veer Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh, not Akbar or Aurangzeb.

”Akbar can never be a hero. Be it Akbar or Aurangzeb, their mentality towards Hindus was the same. They hatched many conspiracies to trample the eternal tradition of India,” he said. He was speaking after unveiling the statue of Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap at Dadri.

CM Adityanath said that only a warrior who fights an army of millions with 20 thousand soldiers can be ”our true hero”. ”Haldighati gave the status of a national hero to Maharana Pratap and forced Akbar to kneel down by taking back the lost areas of Mewar in his lifetime,” the chief minister added. He also praised Mahrana Pratap’s horse Chetak. ”The devotion of his horse Chetak was also amazing.

Even today, people respect the soil of Haldighati as a pilgrimage.” He stressed, ”The present generation cannot get a new inspiration. They get inspiration from the character, life and personality of national heroes such as Maharana Pratap, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh. ”These national heroes should be respected in all circumstances. Those who cannot give respect to these national heroes are the victims of deformity and need treatment. They need treatment because without respecting them, the present generation cannot move forward nor get inspiration.” Speaking about the Maha Kumbh, he asserted, ”…rumours also did not stop people from visiting the Maha Kumbh.