Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said he will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office today at 12 noon in connection with money-laundering case and appealed to the party workers to not gather in front of the probe agency's office.

Raut took to Twitter and wrote, "I will be appearing before the ED today at 12 noon. I respect the summons issued to me and it's my duty to co-operate with the investigation agencies. I appeal to Shiv Sena workers not to gather at the ED office. Don't worry!" The Sena leader in his tweet also tagged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his tweet. He also attached a photo of himself standing in front of a portrait of the late Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena.