Politics needs fodder in the form of one issue or the other. The Sushant Singh Rajput death case has given the Shiv Sena's political opponents an opportunity to drag the state's first family into it, and also create a rift between the ruling partners. The allegations against him have been refuted by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's minister son Aaditya Thackeray, and now the Sena seems to be shifting the blame not only on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but also on the Mumbai police on many counts that the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut listed in his opinion piece in the party mouthpiece Saamna, of which he is executive editor.

Raut's opinion holds enormous significance, because he is one of the prime players in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, and whatever he says or writes, is seen as the party's official line. So, his disappointment in the investigations can be taken as the Sena's sentiment. Raut has also said that the Sena is aware of the politics and the people behind the efforts to defame the Thackerays and the Sena. Calling out Sena's known political opponents is expected of him, but pinpointing the flaws of the city police is like talking beyond the obvious and speaks of his experience as a well-known crime reporter. Politically speaking, his observations have given the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that controls the police department, a lot of reason to worry about and explain the moves the police have made so far.