Shiv Sena workers throw ink on BJP leader Sudheendra Kulkarni
Sena is an ally of the BJP in the Maharashtra government.
Reports quoted Kulkarni as saying that there were 8 to 10 activists when he was attacked. "Sainiks attacked me outside my home. Eight to ten Shiv Sena activists came home and right as I was leaving black paint was smeared all over my face. I was abused by them," he said. .
The incident took place just hours after Kulkarni's inconculsive meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray over the book launch programme. The Sena has threatened to disrupt the event and has written to the director of Worli's Nehru Centre, the launch venue, to cancel the show because of the Pakistan connection.
Later, Shiv Sena justified its act as party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said that this was just a soft attack and it will continue such attacks as long as Pakistan is honoured in India.
"This is not ink but the blood of our soldier. The ink attack is just a soft reaction on Kulkarni," he said.
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