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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
'''Madhu Shrivastav (Shrivastav Madhubhai Babubhai)''' is a [[BJP]] [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Vaghodia]] ([[Vadodara]]), a city in [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Know your candidate - Madhu Shrivastav|url=http://www.myneta.info/gujarat2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1624|website=www.myneta.info|publisher=My Neta / Government of India|accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> A land developer by profession, he is also a co-accused in the [[Best Bakery case]] of 2002 in which 18 Muslims were burned alive by setting a bakery afire.<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP MLA to star in Gujarati film|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bjp-mla-to-star-in-gujarati-film/1130467/|accessdate=4 July 2017|publisher=Indian Express|date=18 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat riots: SIT to question BJP MLA Madhu Srivastava|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/gujarat-riots-sit-to-question-bjp-mla-madhu-srivastava_611237.html|accessdate=4 July 2017|publisher=Zee news|date=14 March 2010}}</ref>

Subsequently, he was also accused of conspiring with [[Amit Shah]] to work out a compromise with [[Zahira Shaikh]], one of the prime witnesses in the Best bakery case.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|title=Madhu's son dumps BJP, joins hands with Sotta|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Madhus-son-dumps-BJP-joins-hands-with-Sotta/articleshow/6595183.cms|accessdate=4 July 2017|publisher=Times of India|date=20 September 2010}}</ref> In 2008, he was arrested by the Vadodara police for creating nuisance in public spaces. In 2014, in an attempt to improve his public image, he made a C grade [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] movie called "[[Lion of Gujarat]]" in which he starred as the hero. Earlier, it was the then Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was called the "Lion of Gujarat" (''Gujarat nu sher'') during his Gaurav yatras in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Modi kicks off gaurav yatra|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Modi-kicks-off-Gujarat-Gaurav-Yatra/articleshow/21590967.cms|accessdate=5 July 2017|publisher=Times of India|date=2 September 2002}}</ref> As per the Gujarat government, he has nine cases pending against him.<ref>{{cite news|title=MLA asks permission to wear police uniform|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/02/28/gujarat-mla-seeks-permission-to-wear-police-uniform-for-film-shoot/|accessdate=4 July 2017|publisher=Desh Gujarat|date=8 February 2016}}</ref>

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>DasSoumik at 16:25, 3 March 2021