'Accept apology': Agrima Joshua posts video after joke on Shivaji Maharaj sparks row

Agrima Joshua put out a video to express her apology after an old video, where she had made a joke related to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, sparked a row. The stand-up comedian urged the political parties Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena,  Congress and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena to accept her ‘humble apology’, so that they could 'move on' with their lives. 

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Agrima shared a video where she is heard saying, “I would like to apologise to NCP, Shiv Sena, Congress, MNS,  whoever I have hurt. I could not personally offer the apology because my locality, like many other areas of Maharashtra, comes under red zone. I hope that you accept my apology through this video, so that both you and I can move on with our lives.”

She tagged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Here's the video

She had earlier tweeted that she was sorry for hurting the sentiments of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and conveyed her ‘heartfelt apologies’ to the followers of the leader and stated the video had been deleted. 

The said video was from a year ago where Agrima is heard talking about the ‘funny things’ she read on Quora about the upcoming Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Arabian Sea.

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Apart from netizens lashing out at Agrima, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik was among those who had demanded arrest of the comedian.

He also posted a video and said, "I saw the video and I feel she doesn't have respect for Shivaji Maharaj or she doesn't know about him. He also warned that if she was using Shivaji Maharaj's name to earn money, the Maharashtra Yuvati Sena/Mahila Aghadi will not tolerate it. "If you need, you can take information about Maharaj from Shiv Bhakts. The Hindutvavadi Janata will not tolerate it," he said.

Meanwhile, numerous celebrities like Sonam K Ahuja and National Commission for Women raised their voice against a man hurling rape threats and abuses at  Agrima over her video. The Gujarat Police took note and promised action.

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