At the Shiva Coronation Ceremony, Hindu Ekta Andolan leader Nitin Shinde called for the demolition of Afzal Khan’s dargah, used slurs like “Landiya,” and threatened Muslims with violence; BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar vowed to remove Muslim “encroachments”; and Shivpratishthan Hindustan founder Sambhaji Bhide demanded that the saffron flag become India’s national flag and Vande Mataram its anthem.