Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan apologised after he was confronted by a forest official, Madhvi Jadhav, for not mentioning BR Ambedkar in his Republic Day speech. "I raised slogans like 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram', and 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai'," he said. During his speech, Jadhav shouted and sought an explanation for skipping Ambedkar's name.