Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut started the fireworks on Dhanteras yesterday. Raut tweeted a real teaser, a cartoon of a tiger (Shiv Sena symbol) smelling a lotus (the BJP symbol). The feline is wearing a neckpiece of a clock (the NCP symbol) around his neck.

The tweet is on Raut's verified Twitter account, and the cartoon has been signed as Ravi (name of the cartoonist). It has also been captioned as 'Burra naa maano Diwali hai (do not take this to heart, it's Diwali). The toon has triggered a firestorm with a not-so-subtle message about the Sena, NCP and Congress coming together to stop the BJP from retaining power in Maharashtra.