Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale has accused the Opposition of trying to give a "religious colour" to his demand after his proposal of naming a flyover in Mumbai after Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti was opposed by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Shewale on Monday said he wrote a letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister demanding the Mankhurd flyover in Mumbai be named after Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti on the demands of the local people.