In a dig, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said Raj Thackeray has become a "loudspeaker" of BJP after securing "amnesty" from Central probe agencies, a day after the MNS chief batted for the Uniform Civil Code and stressed the need for controlling the population growth in the country.

Stating that Hindutva runs in the veins of the Shiv Sena, Raut said the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) lacked the courage to fight directly with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.