People's Mandate Has Shown Who's Real 'Gaddar': Eknath Shinde On Kunal Kamra Row | Read

Hitting out at the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena over the 'gaddar' (traitor) jibe, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has repeated the allegation that its use by Kunal Kamra in a satirical song about him was part of a 'supari' (contract) given to the comedian.

The Shiv Sena chief also alleged that while the Uddhav faction of the Sena and others in the opposition in Maharashtra are talking about the Constitution and freedom of speech now, there have been several instances in the past when they have acted against people who criticised them. Mr Shinde cited the example of the bulldozing of actor-MP Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai office in 2020 after she spoke out against the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government's handling of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.