Maharashtra Former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday held a public meeting in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri. While addressing, he targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) for appropriating national icons and freedom fighters. Uddhav Thackeray said, "Did our country attain independence by sprinkling cow urine? Did this happen that cow urine was sprinkled and we got freedom? This was not the case, freedom fighters sacrificed their and then we got independence."