Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over the 'Hanuman Chalisa' row, accusing the Uddhav Thackeray-led government of wanting to “crush and kill” the opposition. He said if sedition charges are imposed against the Amravati MP-MLA couple - Navneet and Ravi Rana - then the opposition will chant Hanuman Chalisa together. Fadnavis also dared the MVA government to book them for sedition charges.

Fadnavis also urged NCP workers to chant Hanuman Chalisa with him in front of his residence. “I request NCP workers to come and chant Hanuman Chalisa with me in front of my residence. We will continue to recite Hanuman Chalisa always. We want to see if this government follows the orders of the Supreme Court, if not, we will plan our strategy,” news agency ANI quoted him as saying.