Sakal Maratha community in Badlapur has announced that they will publicly felicitate the sculptor Jaideep Apte who caused the desecration of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji. In Badlapur, the whole Maratha community protested the incident of Shiva Raya’s statue collapsing. At that time, community leader Avinash Deshmukh expressed his feelings. He said that after this incident in Maharashtra, the feelings of Shiva lovers are intense. We will not protest, light candles. It was said on behalf of the Sakal Maratha community that we have to take a strict policy now. The leaders of the Sakal Maratha community have said that the sculptor Jaideep Apte is responsible for making the weak statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and it fell down. It has been announced that whoever amputates his fingers will be publicly felicitated in Badlapur. He also demanded that a case of sedition be registered against him. He has also given a statement to the Senior Police Inspector of Badlapur East Police Station in this matter