Shiv Sena attacks Narendra Modi,then does U-turn

“Saying you are only concerned about problems faced by Gujaratis is detrimental. It is imperative that in a crisis,people should rise above parochialism and regionalism and think about the nation,” reads the edit.

Interestingly,the edit praised Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for contributing to relief work. “Chavan has shown Maharashtra’s magnanimity in the wake of such a massive disaster,not only towards people from the state stranded in Uttarakhand but towards victims from across the country,” the edit said.

After Modi’s visit to Uttarakhand,the Gujarat CM’s camp had claimed that nearly 15,000 Gujaratis were evacuated.

“Most of the rescue work is being done by Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police. They don’t discriminate on the basis of the victims’ state of origin or religion,” the edit says.

“Don’t try to read any political meaning into the editorial. It only opposed the wrong way in which Modi’s efforts were publicised,” Thackeray told a news conference at the party headquarters.