Shirdi Saibaba’s birthplace row rests for now

MUMBAI: The weeklong fracas over the birthplace of the mystical saint Saibaba of Shirdi appeared to have been resolved for the present, officials said here on Monday.

The indications came after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray convened a meeting which was attended by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, Shirdi Shiv Sena MP Sadashiv Lokhande, Shirdi Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Chief Executive Deepak Muglikar and representatives of villagers.

Amid speculation that Thackeray had reportedly withdrawn his remarks of Pathri in Parbhani being the birthplace of the 19th-century saint Saibaba, Vikhe-Patil announced that the controversy was resolved amicably and the agitation by Shirdi townsfolk has been called off. (IANS)

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