Mumbai: In the wake of separatist leader Masarat Alam's release, Shiv Sena today attacked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed saying that he was a "godfather" of separatists and demanded his arrest.

"The separatists in Kashmir have got a godfather in Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who has increased their strength. The BJP's coalition partner in Kashmir (PDP) has a mindset that is further complicating the situation there rather than solving it," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said.