Maharashtra Day is being celebrated in the state on Saturday, however, in a low-key manner in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Maharashtra is celebrating its 61st foundation day.
Amid the COVID pandemic, Maharashtra Day is being celebrated without any big events taking place to mark the foundation day.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hoisted the national flag at Mantralaya, the administrative headquarters of the state in south Mumbai. He paid floral tributes to the portraits of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha king’s mother Jijamata and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Earlier, Thackeray visited Hutatma Chowk in south Mumbai and placed a wreath at the memorial to pay respects to 105 martyrs, who laid down their lives for a unified Maharashtra.
In 1960, the state of Bombay was divided into two, namely Gujarat and Maharashtra.
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