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Who attempted to kill Bhima by lovingly calling him for a hug and ended up breaking his iron statue mistaking it for real bhima

  1. duryodhana

  2. gaandhari

  3. dritarashtra

  4. dushshasana
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Explanation

After the Kurukshetra war ended, Dhritarashtra, in a gesture of reconciliation, embraced Bhima. However, Krishna knew of Dhritarashtra's lingering anger and strength, so he placed an iron statue in Bhima's place. Dhritarashtra crushed the iron statue in his hug, thinking it was Bhima, which would have killed Bhima if Krishna hadn't intervened.

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