Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray said Tuesday he and his family are being targetted for no reason in actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case and asserted he is nowhere related to the matter. Aditya Thackeray said dirty politics is being played following the death of the actor. The Shiv Sena leader without naming anyone added that the allegation being levelled is a political stomach-ache stemming from frustration.
Aaditya, the tourism minister said he is a grandson of Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray and will not commit any act that will hurt the image of Maharashtra and his family.
Aaditya said on Twitter that the Maharashtra government is making all efforts to combat COVID-19 and perhaps those who are sulking due to the MVAs popularity have started playing the dirty politics in connection with Rajput’s death case.
“Mud-slinging is being indulged in against me and the Thackeray family for no reason in connection with Sushant’s suicide. This is a kind of political stomach-ache is stemming from frustration. It is blot on humanity to seek mileage out of someone’s death. In fact, I am nowhere related to this episode,” Aaditya asserted.
Aaditya stated that the Hindi film industry is an important part of Mumbai and thousands of people are dependent on it for employment.
The 30-year-old son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said he shares cordial rapport with many actors and added it is no crime. He claimed efforts are being made to divert the probe into Rajput’s death, an episode being investigated separately by the Mumbai police and their Patna counterparts.
“The Maharashtra police are reputed in the world. But those who do not believe in law are stoking dust of baseless allegations to divert the probe,” Aaditya stated.
As a grandson of Hinduhridaysamrat (King of Hindus’ heart) Balasaheb Thackeray, I want to tell, that I will not commit any act that will harm the reputation of Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and the Thackeray family. Those who are making baseless allegations should understand this,” Aaditya added.
The minister further said anyone who has special information regarding the case should submit it to the police who will definitely probe in that direction.
“I am exercising restraint in this case even today. None should remain under the illusion that the government and Thackeray family can be defamed by engaging in mud-slinging. This much for now,” he added.
Earlier in the day, BJP leader Narayan Rane had said Rajput’s death should be probed as ‘murder’.