In a veiled attack to the former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday, November 23, responded saying that they should first work on bringing back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and then talk about Karachi.
"If Karachi comes to India, then we will welcome it. First, bring back the part of Kashmir that is occupied by Pakistan. We will go to Karachi later," Raut told reporters when asked to comment on Fadnavis' 'Akhand Bharat' remark.
Earlier on November 21, Fadnavis taunted Sena and said: "We believe in 'Akhand Bharat'. We also believe that Karachi will be a part of India one day."
His remark came while he was commenting on a controversy that erupted after a Shiv Sena leader allegedly asking "Karachi Sweets" shop owner in Mumbai's Bandra West to omit the word "Karachi" from the name.
For those unaware of this incident, on November 19, a sweet shop owner in Mumbai’s Bandra West was asked to cover his shop sign with newspaper pages after Shiv Sena leader Nitin Nandgaokar wanted the word "Karachi" dropped from its name. Moreover, in a clip surfaced on social media Nandgaonkar is seen urging the owner to replace the word ‘Karachi’ in ‘Karachi Sweets’ with something in the Marathi language.
Read here: Sanjay Raut says ‘not our official stand’ on Karachi Sweet shop row
Raut on the same day took to Twitter to clear his and the party's stand on the matter. He shared, “Karachi bakery and Karachi sweets have been in Mumbai since the last 60 years. They have nothing to do with Pakistan. It makes no sense to ask for changing their names now. Demand for changing their name is not Shiv Sena’s official stance.”
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