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2mo ago

Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Vows to Blacken Rahul Gandhi’s Face in Nashik Over Savarkar Comments

Congress leaders denounced the threat, with Sena (UBT) spokespeople stressing that Darade’s comments did not reflect the party’s official position.

Rahul Gandhi (PTI)
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Overview

  • Bala Darade, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Nashik city deputy chief, threatened to blacken Rahul Gandhi’s face and pelt stones at his convoy in protest of Gandhi’s 2023 ‘Mafi-veer’ remark about Savarkar.
  • The threat coincides with Gandhi’s summons to appear in a Nashik court for a defamation case filed over his London speech on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
  • Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sushma Andhare said Darade expressed his personal view and that the party’s official stand remains separate from his statements.
  • Maharashtra Congress leaders Harshwardhan Sapkal and Yashomati Thakur condemned the outburst as “deeply unfortunate” and defended Gandhi’s critique as grounded in historical records.
  • The incident has exposed rifts within the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and could influence campaign narratives ahead of municipal elections in Nashik, Pune and Thane.