The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are at odds again, this time over the Tiranga Yatra. MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s son, Amit, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning the need for such celebrations, which prompted BJP leader Ashish Shelar to defend the rallies, calling them a tribute to and morale booster for the Indian Armed Forces.

In a veiled reference to the BJP’s Tiranga Yatra and the Congress’s Jai Hind Sabhas, which hail Operation Sindoor, Amit wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the latter to restrain political outfits from conducting such celebration rallies.