"...if I was there, I would have slapped Thackeray severely": Ruckus on Union Minister's statement

  • A controversy has erupted after Union Minister Narayan Rane made a statement about slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
  • Rane claimed that in his Independence Day address, Thackeray forgot how many years have passed since the country's independence.
  • During the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Raigad district on Monday, Rane said, "It is shameful that the CM does not know how many years it has been since independence.
  • During the speech, he was seen looking back and inquiring about it. 'Had I been there, I would have given him a hard slap'.
  • Meanwhile, Shiv Sena's Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg MP Vinayak Raut said that Rane has lost his mental balance.