Mumbai, July 3 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said today that "every Marathi person who joins Bharatiya Janata Party" is an enemy of Maharashtra.



Raut was reacting to BJP leader Narayan Rane's comment yesterday that the coming together of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray would not make much difference in state politics. The UBT leader said Maharashtra "does not take his words very seriously". "How can people trust a person who has switched his party loyalty thrice and one who cannot run his own party," questioned Raut.

The UBT leader said Rane did not get along with BJP leaders despite joining the party. "Rane also created chaos in the Shiv Sena. Every Marathi person who joins BJP is an enemy of Maharashtra," said Raut, adding Rane has harmed the interests of Marathi people by shifting to the Konkan region in the 2024 polls.

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