"Best Wishes To Sanjay Raut On Summons," Says Rebel Eknath Shinde's Son
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"My best wishes to Sanjay Raut on ED summons," he said, adding that the rebel faction will win the heated court battle over disqualifications.
Amid high drama in Maharashtra following an open rebellion in Shiv Sena, state minister and rebel leader Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde today took a jibe at Uddhav Thackeray's most vocal defender Sanjay Raut moments after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai for questioning tomorrow in a case of alleged money laundering.
"My best wishes to Sanjay Raut on ED summons," he said in Marathi, adding that the rebel faction will win the heated court battle over disqualifications.
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