A week after starting controversy by demanding ban on burqa in India, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said it was not the official stand of the party. “Two incidents became poll issues in the ongoing general elections — Masood Azhar and burqa ban in Sri Lanka. There was more discussion on the burqa ban in India than in Sri Lanka,” he wrote. “One thing should be clarified here, the demand was not made by the Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray. Saamana just published an analysis of the developments in Sri Lanka.

Source: Hindustan Times May 05, 2019 18:45 UTC