With Rahul Gandhi's remark on Veer Savarkar creating a storm before the winter session of the state legislature takes off today, when CM Uddhav Thackeray was asked to clarify it, he hit back at Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis asking him why the BJP was acting against Savarkar's philosophy of keeping the country united by amending the citizenship law that has led to violence across states. The BJP-led Opposition boycotted the CM's customary tea party in protest against Gandhi's remark.

"We have clarified our position on Savarkar. Our thoughts on Savarkar will never change. But I want to ask the BJP why it has created an atmosphere of fear by amending the citizenship law. Why have they made the minority in neighbouring countries insecure? Instead of amending the law, the Centre could have cautioned the countries against troubling the minorities (of Indian origin).