Updated On: 19 June, 2023 09:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters think he is like the Sun, then why is he not shining over violence-battered Manipur and questioned his visit to the US at a time when the north-eastern state is in the grip of ethnic clashes.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) President Uddhav Thackeray addresses the Shiv Sena Foundation Day at Shanmukhananda Hall at Sion in Mumbai, Monday, June 19, 2023. PTI Photo
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray Monday said if PM's supporters think he is like the Sun, then why is he not shining over violence-battered Manipur and questioned his visit to the US at a time when the north-eastern state is in the grip of ethnic clashes.
Speaking at an event organised in Mumbai to mark the 57th foundation day of the Shiv Sena, he said the "double engine" government has got "derailed" in the BJP-ruled Manipur, and also took on his former ally over the issue of Hindutva, PTI reported.