Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said on Friday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray are two “prominent young leaders” who can lead the country.
Thackeray took part in Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier in the day.
“Two prominent young leaders, Rahul Gandhi and Aaditya Thackeray, will stand together for Bharat Jodo and this will give new energy. The two young leaders are capable of leading the country,” he said.
Raut, who was released from prison after getting bail in a money laundering case, said the Shiv Sena was part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
“They (Gandhi and Thackeray) have a lot of energy to work for the state and the country,” he said.
Asked about the coming together of Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar, Raut said there was a bond between their respective grandfathers, which has now trickled down through the generations.
“Babasaheb Ambedkar and Prabodhanakar Thackeray participated in the Samayukt Maharashtra movement. Babasaheb Ambedkar had strong views on Marathi pride.
“Prabodhankar Thackeray had asked Babasaheb Ambedkar to join the Maharashtra movement and he accepted it,” he said.
“Ambedkar and Thackeray are two forces and when they come together you will see the politics of the country change,” Raut added.
The prevailing atmosphere in the state will make the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray a greater force, he claimed.
“Everyone trusts Uddhav Thackeray. The bubbles have started to burst, and I see a wave of Shiv Sena and this will have an impact on Maharashtra politics,” he said in a covert attack on the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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