Nashik, Mar 2 (PTI) The Shiv Sena on Wednesday staged a protest in Nashik against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for his statement that Samarth Ramdas was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

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The governor, who made the statement at a function in Aurangabad some days ago, has since then said he uttered the sentence due to limited knowledge on the subject and that he stood corrected.

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Among those who took part in the Sena protest at Shalimar Chowk were Lok Sabha MP Hemant Godse.

Traffic was affected in the area for a brief while due to the agitation.

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