Amid speculation over a possible rift within the party, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on party leaders allegedly involved in defection talks, claiming they once "didn't have the means to travel by rickshaw" but are now flying in private jets due to the political stature they gained under Uddhav Thackeray.
In a post on X, Raut alleged that a chartered aircraft landed at Nanded Airport as part of an 'Operation Tiger' to ferry away two MPs, in an apparent reference to ongoing rumours of defections from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
