Pune
A day after PM Narendra Modi in an interview said he would be the first to help Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray if the latter was in trouble, Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut called the PM “a liar” while stating that Mr. Modi would never have thought of splitting the Shiv Sena had he any real affection for Mr. Thackeray.
In an interview to the news channel TV9, the PM spoke of his immense affection for late Sena founder Bal Thackeray, while stating that as Balasaheb’s son, he respected Uddhav Thackeray and was in touch with the Thackeray family prior to Uddhav’s surgery. Mr. Thackeray had undergone a cervical spine surgery in November 2021, when he was CM of the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
