Ahead of Raj Thackeray's rally, Shiv Sena says it can give tit-for-tat response to aggression

Raj Thackeray. File Photo

Ahead of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's rally in Aurangabad, the Shiv Sena on Friday said it can give a befitting reply to any kind of aggression.

Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting with party spokespersons here, two days before his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray's scheduled rally.

"The Sena always has the capacity to give a tit-for-tat kind of response to any aggression. He (Uddhav Thackeray) made it very clear to us in today's meeting," said party spokesperson Sachin Aher.

"Some people are trying to change the narrative. We as spokespersons of the party should be ready for such tricks. We also need to talk about the work done by the Sena, the CM told us," he added.

Another Sena leader said that Uddhav Thackeray also asked party workers to expose the BJP's "hollow Hindutva" and counter its narrative with the Sena's performance.

The Sena chief also wondered 'where was Raj Thackeray' when the Babri mosque in Ayodhya was demolished, he said.

The MNS chief earlier this month tried to corner the Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra by demanding that loudspeakers on mosques be removed, and threatened to play the Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques at louder volume if the demand was not met.

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