Union minister and RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale has asked MNS head Raj Thackeray to apologise to North Indians before visiting Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh next month.

Talking to reporters, Athawale also said that Maharashtra needs a Brahmin chief minister. Union minister and senior BJP leader Raosaheb Danve had also earlier this month said he wishes to see a Brahmin community member as the chief minister of Maharashtra, currently headed by Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray.