Sanjay Raut defends Uddhav’s ‘chappal’ remark against Adityanath
The Hindu
Video clip, apparently from 2018, has gone viral
The tit for tat between the Shiv Sena and the BJP over Union Minister Narayan Rane’s controversial ‘would have slapped Uddhav Thackeray’ remark continued, with Sena MP and chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut rebutting Mr. Rane’s accusations that the Maharashtra Chief Minister had used similarly unparliamentary language against his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath. In a video clip, apparently from 2018, which has gone viral, Mr. Thackeray, who was not the Chief Minister at the time, can be heard saying he wanted to hit Mr. Adityanath with chappals for garlanding a picture of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji, wearing sandals. According to Mr. Thackeray, Mr. Adityanath’s actions tantamount to an insult to the Maratha king. “A priest from Uttar Pradesh had come for Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, and this Yogi [Adityanath] wore chappals while offering a garland to the Chhatrapati. I felt like hitting him with the same chappal,” Mr. Thackeray can be heard saying in the video.More Related News