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Geert Wilders, the Dutch MP who supported expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Muhammad, on Tuesday (June 28, 2022) reacted to Udaipur murder and asked India to "stop being tolerant to intolerant". After two men with a cleaver killed tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur city's Dhan Mandi area and posted videos online that said they are avenging an insult to Islam, Wilders said that the Hindus should be safe in India as it is "their country" and "their homeland".

"Please India as a friend I tell you: stop being tolerant to the intolerant. Defend Hinduism against the extremists, terrorists and jihadists. Don't appease Islam, for it will cost you dearly. Hindus deserve leaders that protect them for the full 100%," he tweeted.

Maharashtra Tourism Minister and CM Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray landed in a soup after his remark, apparently meant to demean the rebel Shiv Sena leaders, sparked a massive controversy. According to a Catch News report, Thackeray, who has been at the forefront of the Shiv Sena amid the ongoing political rebellion, on Monday said that he regrets making 'rickshaw pullers, paan sellers' ministers of the state. "Many people told us that Congress and NCP will betray us but our people betrayed us. Many MLAs who were watchmen, rickshaw drivers, and paan shopkeepers - we made them Ministers. On 20th May, Uddhav Thackeray offered him (Eknath Shinde) the CM post and he did drama," ANI quoted Aaditya Thackeray as saying.

The statement is believed to be an evident dig at the rebel MLAs leader Eknath Shinde who drove an auto-rickshaw before joining politics. Shinde initiated the rebellion within Shiv Sena after he along with other dissenting ministers camped outside Maharashtra against the MVA alliance.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will soon visit Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss extending support to NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. This comes after a meeting of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MPs and MLAs to discuss and decide on extending support to the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate remained inconclusive. The meeting was held on June 25, Saturday.

Confirming the development, JMM Spokesperson and General Secretary Vinod Pandey told India Today, "CM Hemant Soren is leaving for Delhi and will meet Home Minister Amit Shah. A few matters of the state are pending in the Union Home Ministry and the Chief Minister is likely to speak to the Home Minister over those issues."

Congress leader Nana Patole claimed that the MVA government will survive its entire five-year term. Following a meeting at Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, Nana PAtole said, “The numbers they (rebel MLAs) are claiming are with them is not true. We have the figures.”

PIL against Shinde, other rebel MLAs for 'neglecting' official duties

A PIL has been filed in Bombay HC against Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs for "neglecting official duties" and seeking directions to them to resume office.

Rebel MLA Uday Samant to go live on FB at 11 am

Sanjay Raut, a senior leader of the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's closest ally, is fighting tooth and nail to keep his party and the Maharashtra government afloat. He is fighting desperately to save the Shiv Sena from splitting into two.

Raut has been constantly defending the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena since Eknath Shinde and his loyalists openly rebelled against the party. Accusing the rebel MLAs of betrayal, Sanjay Raut labeled the party's breakaway MLAs "living corpses" and asserted that their "souls are dead".

Here's a look at some of the statements made by Sanjay Raut that caught the attention amid the ongoing political turmoil in the state: