Seeking action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya and his son and former corporator Neil for an allegedly fake PhD, Yuva Sena leaders and over 50 students attached to the youth wing of the Shiv Sena (Thackeray-led) on Wednesday staged a dharna at Ambedkar Bhawan at the Mumbai University’s Kalina campus. Calling his degree fake, protestors flashed placards showing morphed photos of Neil and his father as Munna Bhai MBBS and his side-kick, Circuit.

Yuva Sena leaders have alleged that Neil’s doctorate degree from the Mumbai University is bogus. The leaders and former university senate members have also alleged that the university has been reluctant to provide information about the department where the copy of Neil’s PhD thesis is, for the past six months.