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 | | On the whole, the attacks prompted a national outcry from the elite section of the Indian intelligentsia; by contrast, the government of Maharashtra, ruled by an alliance of the Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party, launched criminal proceedings against Laine and his publishers on January 9, 2004. |
 | | Within Maharashtra, Shivaji is easily the most powerful mortal ever born - is a demigod - for reasons of caste, religion, region and culture. |
 | | In addition to religion, Laine addresses the categories of Maharashtra, Marathi and India - highlighting their fluidity and anachronistic application in modern times; he also sets straight the record of associated misconceptions related to sects, caste and other contextual affiliations. |
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