<p>Pune: Actor Rahul Solapurkar who is facing flak over his remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 1666 escape from Agra has resigned as a trustee of the city-based Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI).</p>.<p>Authorities at the BORI, in a press release on Thursday, said his resignation was accepted.</p>.<p>Solapurkar, who has appeared in several Marathi films, stated in a podcast recently that Shivaji Maharaj, the iconic 17th century warrior king, escaped from Agra Fort by bribing Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's officials, and not by concealing himself in a basket of sweets as per the popular account. After a video of his statement went viral, Maratha outfits in the city staged a protest outside the BORI on Tuesday, demanding that the institute ask him to resign as a trustee.</p>.'Such people should be shot': BJP MP, MLA slam actor for claiming Shivaji ‘bribed’ Mughals.<p>Solapurkar later said he regretted using the word "bribe" and hurting the sentiments of those who revere Chhatrapati Shivaji.</p>.<p>While BJP MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of the Maratha king, said those who make such remarks should be shot, Suresh Dhas, an MLA of his party, said people should thrash Solapurkar wherever they see him.</p>.<p>In 1666, Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji escaped from the Agra Fort where they had been confined after a stormy visit to the Mughal court.</p>.<p>The BORI, a globally renowned research institute, receives funds from the Maharashtra government.</p>
<p>Pune: Actor Rahul Solapurkar who is facing flak over his remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 1666 escape from Agra has resigned as a trustee of the city-based Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI).</p>.<p>Authorities at the BORI, in a press release on Thursday, said his resignation was accepted.</p>.<p>Solapurkar, who has appeared in several Marathi films, stated in a podcast recently that Shivaji Maharaj, the iconic 17th century warrior king, escaped from Agra Fort by bribing Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's officials, and not by concealing himself in a basket of sweets as per the popular account. After a video of his statement went viral, Maratha outfits in the city staged a protest outside the BORI on Tuesday, demanding that the institute ask him to resign as a trustee.</p>.'Such people should be shot': BJP MP, MLA slam actor for claiming Shivaji ‘bribed’ Mughals.<p>Solapurkar later said he regretted using the word "bribe" and hurting the sentiments of those who revere Chhatrapati Shivaji.</p>.<p>While BJP MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of the Maratha king, said those who make such remarks should be shot, Suresh Dhas, an MLA of his party, said people should thrash Solapurkar wherever they see him.</p>.<p>In 1666, Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji escaped from the Agra Fort where they had been confined after a stormy visit to the Mughal court.</p>.<p>The BORI, a globally renowned research institute, receives funds from the Maharashtra government.</p>