Following the vandalisation of BJP's Mumbai North East candidate Manoj Kotak's rath vehicle two days ago and the controversy over his use of drone for campaigning, a video of Kotak being mobbed while facing public opposition during one of his rallies near Ghatkopar has come to the fore.

While the BJP dismissed the video on social media as an "old" one, it shows residents, including women, protesting against Kotak, who then hurriedly gets back into his rath vehicle. The video also shows sitting Member of Parliament Kirit Somaiya and BJP leader Pravin Chheda accompanying Kotak.