Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has claimed the primary reason behind the Enforcement Directorate arresting him in an alleged money laundering case was because he stopped the BJP from coming to power in Maharashtra in 2019.

In his book, 'Narkartala Swarg' (Heaven in Hell), Raut also claimed action was taken against him as he was the "protective wall" of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government which came to power that year.