TIL Desk/National/Mumbai-The strain in the relationship between ruling allies Shiv Sena and BJP grew further today with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party putting up posters mocking BJP president Amit Shah and setting afire the effigy of the party’s city unit chief Ashish Shelar in South Mumbai.
Taking a stern view, BJP warned its belligerent ally of giving a “fitting reply” if Sena leadership fails to rein in its cadres. Escalating the confrontation, Sena cadres put up posters depicting Shah and BJP chief spokesperson Madhav Bhandari dressed in attires of characters from Bollywood movie “Sholay”.
The effigy on Shelar was put on fire, days after he gave a veiled warning to Sena to keep away from burning effigies of BJP leaders. The latest provocation was Bhandari’s recent article in BJP publication “Manogat”, which has not gone down well with Sena.
