Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray is an "unfortunate man" who has missed the opportunity to visit Ayodhya after apologising to north Indians for his outbursts against them in the past, said a BJP MP.

Thackeray put on hold his visit amid opposition from BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who had warned that he will not be allowed to enter Ayodhya till he tenders an apology for "humiliating" north Indians in the past.