Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Friday said that he took a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh 2025 in order to wash off the sins committed by those who betrayed people by abandoning Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's ideology, a remark targeted at Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, PTI reported.

As per PTI, his statement comes a day following Uddhav Thackeray's attack on Shinde, saying that taking a dip in Ganga will not wash away the sins of betraying Maharashtra.