In a veiled swipe at MNS chief Raj Thackeray over Hindutva, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray drew parallels between his estranged cousin and the lead character from the Bollywood film "Lage Raho Munna Bhai", saying a real life Munnabhai here thinks himself as Bal Thackeray and wears a shawl.

Addressing a public rally at the BKC ground in Mumbai, Uddhav, who heads Shiv Sena, referred to actor Sanjay Dutt's character in "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" who starts to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. "The Munnabhai thinks he is interacting with Mahatma Gandhi but the end of the movie reveals that it is is a case of chemical 'locha' (mess)...there are several Munnabhais who are roaming around. "We have a similar case. A Munnabhai here thinks of himself as Balasaheb (Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray) and wears a shawl,'' Uddhav said without taking the name of Raj Thackeray.