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Amruta Fadnavis backs inclusive Navratri celebrations in Maharashtra amid row over barring Muslims from garba events
Updated On: 09 September, 2026 10:29 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
State minister Nitesh Rane on Monday supported the VHP, alleging that 'love jihad' cases tend to increase during such festivals and asserting that those who do not follow idol worship should not participate in Hindu religious events

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Pic/ X
Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has backed an inclusive approach to festivals, saying there is nothing wrong with Muslims attending Navratri celebrations, amid BJP leader Nitesh Rane’s support for the VHP’s call to bar them from garba and dandiya events.
#WATCH | Chandrapur, Maharashtra: On Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane backing VHP's call to bar Muslims from Navratri event, wife of CM Devendra Fadnavis & social worker Amruta Fadnavis says, "He must have said this after thinking something; I do not want to get into its depths.… pic.twitter.com/23VqzO2enT
— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2026
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