The film was not released in Rajasthan cinema halls on Friday amid protests by Rajput groups against "distortion of historical facts" in the movie based on Mughal emperor Akbar.
Jodhaa Akbar banned in Ambala following protests by members of the Rajput community who alleged that historical facts had been distorted in the film.
Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retired) VK Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu seeking the renaming of New Delhi's Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road.
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Rajput organisations say the film is historically incorrect, and that Jodhaa was the daughter of Udai Singh of Marwar and was married to Salim, Akbar's son.
Bikaner BJP minority morcha district president Usman Ghani, who expressed displeasure with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks in Rajasthan, was on Wednesday expelled from the party for 'tarnishing' its image.
While Dave was re-nominated for the Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh, Akbar, who represents Jharkhand in the Upper House, was fielded from the state.
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However, the agitation did not affect the exhibition of the film, which opened across 1,500 screens in 26 countries today.
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