Maharashtra Mahabharata: Young Senapatis Take Charge

With just a few days to go for the big Maharashtra election, the Shiv Sena is now lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly. Speaking to NDTV, Sena leader Aditya Thackeray said the Prime Minister should focus on India, not Maharashtra. Taking a dig at Mr Modi's "56-inch chest" reference in the Lok Sabha election, Aditya echoed a Saamna editorial which asked the PM why he was attending to assembly elections instead of Pakistan's aggression. Aditya was speaking as part of an NDTV special where he debated with Poonam Mahajan of the BJP and Milind Deora of the Congress, the first time all three have shared a TV platform. And interestingly, neither side ruled out a patch-up post the polls.