Mumbai: Animal rights organisation PETA today lashed out at the Shiv Sena for holding and waving live chicken in the air as part of its celebrations to mark its victory in the Bandra (E) bypolls.

Following the bypolls results, some Shiv Sena workers were seen holding live chicken upside down, waving them and shouting party slogans in the constituency to celebrate the victory of its candidate Trupti Sawant over Congress heavyweight Narayan Rane.

Even as the party workers said the chicken were a gift for Rane, "who needed to be reminded of his defeat", the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) criticised the party on the issue.