“Sanjay Raut provides cover fire to jihadis claiming that ‘Pahalgam attack wasn’t only against Hindus, it was a narrative to provoke communal riots’, supports Emergency while attacking PM Modi”, Opindia, August 8, 2025:

“Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) stalwart Sanjay Raut, reflecting the dramatic ideological shift within his party, recently sought to mitigate the jihadi aspect of the Pahalgam terror attack, represented Kashmiri Muslims as the genuine victims and even accused the ruling party of trying to incite riots in India.

Moreover, he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fostering an environment akin to the Emergency while endorsing the brutal Emergency, as a necessary evil, imposed by the Congress regime under late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. His shocking remarks were part of an interview with Shalini Kapoor Tiwari which was published on her official YouTube channel on 8th August.

Raut refused to accept that the tourists were murdered in Pahalgam solely because they were Hindus as the assassins verified their religious identity prior to executing them. He stated, “The majority of the victims were Hindus but one Muslim was also killed. It is important to understand. He must have also been questioned regarding his faith. Establishing this narrative in such situation is detrimental to the nation……”

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