Maharashtra lawmaker and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad has kicked up a row by stating that Lord Ram was a "non-vegetarian" who hunted animals.

Following a strong reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), who demanded registration of a criminal case against him, Awhad said he had not said anything without studying the matter, yet he was expressing regret if he had hurt anybody's sentiments.