The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) put up a poster outside the Saamana office in Mumbai asking Sanjay Raut to "shut down his loudspeaker" in response to the Shiv Sena leader's reported remark terming Raj Thackeray the "Owaisi of Maharashtra".

The MNS poster also has a picture of Raut's car that the party had turned upside down in the past reminding the Shiv Sena leader of the incident. "Whom did you call Owaisi? Sanjay Raut shut down your loudspeaker, whole Maharashtra facing problem due to it or else we will shut down your loudspeaker in MNS style," read the poster outside the office. Speaking to reporters, MNS leader Laxman Patil hit out at Raut asking if the Shiv Sena leader is the "Maulana of a mosque".