Mumbai, 4 May

Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Sunday took potshots at Uddhav Thackeray for being on vacation in Europe "while bullets flew in Pahalgam".

By contrast, Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde helped the victims, Deora said in a post on X.

"From sons of the soil to tourists of India'...how far the Thackerays have fallen. While bullets flew in #Pahalgam, they were vacationing in Europe. On #Maharashtra Day, they vanished without a word. No statement. No solidarity...," said Deora, a former Congress Lok Sabha member from Mumbai.

Shinde "led from the front, stood with victims & honoured our heroes," he said, apparently referring to the deputy CM's initiative to bring back stranded tourists in the aftermath of the 22 April attack in south Kashmir.

Maharashtra needs "warriors on duty, not part-time Netas on holiday", Deora quipped.

As per the Shiv Sena (UBT) sources, the Thackerays were expected to be back from their vacation on Sunday.