The NCP-SCP's Jitendra Awhad has stirred up a storm with his comment that Sanatana dharma has ruined India. He alleged Sanatana dharma was the reason why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was denied coronation and also defamed him. He alleged followers of Sanatana dharma tried to assassinate Jyotirao Phule and denied rights to BR Ambedkar. The comments came after the verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case acquitted Pragya Thakur and others.