While the MNS is fighting its own battle in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe against party president Raj Thackeray's role in a mill land deal, the leader has got support from an unexpected quarter when his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav said the ED probe would not yield anything that can nail the chief of Sena's breakaway faction. "I do not think anything will come out of the inquiry. There is no harm in waiting for a couple of days," Uddhav said after inducting a sitting Congress MLA from Igatpuri, Nirmala Gavit, and NCP's former MLA Rashmi Bagal in the party.

Uddhav's tacit support is also seen as his backing to ex-CM and Sena leader Manohar Joshi whose son Unmesh has also been questioned by the ED in the same case. Raj's close aide Rajan Shirodkar is another partner in the deal to have faced the inquiry. Raj will appear before the officials on Mumbai today. The bonhomie between the cousins was on display some years ago when Raj had driven Uddhav home after the later was discharged from a city hospital. Otherwise, the two do not miss an opportunity to snub each other.