Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) head Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday said people will not forgive Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray because "he left bhagwa (saffron) and distanced himself from the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj".

Bawankule's remarks came a day after Thackeray, while addressing Sena (UBT) workers in Thane, accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of "bowing" before Delhi, and said that the coming Assembly elections are a fight against those who "hate" the state.