Union minister Narayan Rane who courted controversy with his 'slap slur' against Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has said he is not afraid of the Shiv Sena leadership.
Rane was first arrested and later released on bail on Tuesday late night after he said he would have slapped Thackeray for not knowing the year of independence.
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While addressing a press conference on Wednesday the union minister maintained what he said about the chief minister not wrong.
Narayan Rane said BJP stood by him in a fight launched by rivals.
During the press conference he also said he would resume 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' on Friday from Sindhudurg.
Rane launched a scathing attack on the Shiv Sena and said it has made objectionable statements in the past, referring to Uddhav Thackeray's old dig at UP CM where he allegedly said that Adityanath should be "beaten with chappals".