Riteish Deshmukh is currently gearing up for the release of his film Raja Shivaji, which he has directed, acted in, written, and produced. After the release of the trailer, it landed in controversy over the depiction of the Wagh Nakh used in the film. Now, Riteish has slammed those calling him out for distorting facts.

Riteish Deshmukh slams netizens over distorted nonsense

Taking to his X handle, Riteish wrote, “When someone comes along and spews some distorted nonsense about our cherished deity, as a Shiv-premi, Shiv-bhakt, this is unacceptable and infuriating. Such futile attempts to trap it within frames will be swallowed up in the belly of time. But just as the mountain ranges of the Sahyadri have existed for millions of years before, so too will ‘that’ one name endure for crores of years in the future. And that name is… Pratap Purandar… of the Kshatriya lineage… Lord of the Throne… Emperor of Emperors… the wealthy Rajashiv Chhatrapati Maharaj.”