Union minister Narayan Rane on Tuesday said the BJP should get to contest the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency as it has a significant base there, and expressed confidence that if the party fielded him from that seat the upcoming parliamentary elections, he would win it. Pics/Sameer Markande

From top cop Hemant Nagrale’s statement on the Sakinaka rape case to NCB leader Nawab Malik’s relentless attacks on the NCB and Central Government, here’s a look at five controversial statements made by Mumbai personalities this year. Images/File