Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed historians for distorting history and being silent about India being cheated. He criticised them for terming Alexander as great and not Chandragupta Maurya. 

"How is history distorted! History did not call Chandragupta Maurya great, whom did it call great? The one who lost from him. They call Alexander, the great. The nation has been cheated. But historians are silent on it, because, if the truth comes out before Indians, the society will stand up once again. When society stands up, the nation stands up too. PM Modi is making this nation stand up today. When we talk of 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat', these issues are addressed," he said.