Navi Mumbai: Activists allege attempt to keep Babasaheb Purandare ashes at Raigad fort

NAVI MUMBAI: A row has erupted over the alleged attempt to keep the ashes of Babasaheb Purandare, a historian who was considered an authority on Shivaji Maharaj, at Raigad fort on Wednesday.
Members of the Sambhaji Brigade alleged that some followers of Babasaheb Purandare, who passed away last month, were trying to immerse his ashes secretly near the samadhi of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.The Sambhaji Brigade has claimed that the efforts of Purandare’s followers were foiled.
A team of Mahad Taluka Police and security guards had to intervene to avoid a clash between two groups.