Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the wee hours of Monday said that the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony held in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar was not properly planned after 11 people died to due heatstroke during the event.

After meeting the patients who suffered from heatstroke in the event, Uddhav Thackeray spoke to the media and said, "We have met the people who are undergoing treatment. I interacted with four to five patients. Two of them were in critical condition. The event was not planned properly. Who will investigate this incident?"