In reaction to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar giving the verdict that the Eknath Shinde faction was 'real Shiv Sena' following the June 2022 split in the party, former state Minister Aaditya Thackeray said that he has never seen a more "shameless verdict" which has "murdered democracy", reported news agency ANI.

"Never seen a more shameless verdict of the tribunal that has murdered democracy," Aaditya Thackeray who is the son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in a post on 'X' on Wednesday.