The administration of the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, has dismissed an 'Darshan' in-charge amid controversy regarding the entry of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son, Shrikant Shinde into the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

Kalyan Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde was allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum on Thursday evening despite a rule against it, sources earlier said.

Ujjain/Mumbai (Madhya Pradesh): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's MP son Shrikant Shinde has courted controversy after he was allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain despite a ban, prompting the authorities to order a probe.

Hitting back at the criticism, Shrikant Shinde said in Mumbai: “They (the Opposition) get an allergy even if we go to the temple. They don’t take darshan and stop others from doing so.”

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s MP son Shrikant Shinde has courted controversy after he was allowed entry into the ‘garbha griha’ (sanctum-sanctorum) of the Mahakaleshwar temple despite a ban,

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's son, Shrikant Shinde, sparked controversy by entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar temple despite a year-long ban. Opposition Congress criticised the VIP privilege,

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's son, Shrikant Shinde, entered the Mahakaleshwar temple's sanctum sanctorum with his family despite a ban. This incident, captured on video, sparked controversy. Congress opposed the VIP treatment.