After poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar slammed Pakistan for 26/11 terror attacks at the Faiz Festival in Lahore, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut praised Akhtar on Thursday and said that President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi should felicitate him.

Raut said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister, Defense Minister, RSS chief, and President should felicitate Javed Akhtar for taking this bold step. Akhtar has shown his patriotism and everyone should support him."