Union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) President Ramdas Athawale has advised Shiv Sena to break its alliance with Congress in Maharashtra as Rahul Gandhi does not consider Veer Savarkar as a "patriot".

Speaking to ANI, Athawale predicted the future of 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' and said, "Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Savarkar resulted in a rift between Congress and Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena believes Savarkar to be a patriot but Congress party and its leader Rahul Gandhi is not ready to believe in so."