Have you ever heard of Shivaji, Sambhaji, Bajirao Peshwa and the Maratha rule till Attock (which is now in Pakistan), Sunil Gawaskar, Dilip Vengsakar, Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Sadhana Ghanekar aka Sadhana Sargam, Nana Patekar....the list is endless. Also, Maharashtra has always been on the forefront of right wing political ideology in India. People like Sawarkar and Hegdewar (founder of RSS, withour which there would have been no BJP) come from Maharashtra. Had it not been for the uprising under Shivaji during medivial times, your 'lal popat' would have been 'katela popat'.
Lagta hai koi marathi aadmi ne teri achche se maari hai. Is liye itna fadfada raha hai.
