Mumbai, March 20 -- Shiv Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray on Thursday fired back at critics in the Disha Salian death case, accusing them of trying to defame him for the past five years. Thackeray emphasized that since the matter is already in court, he'll reserve his comments for the legal proceedings.

This comes after Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian approached the Bombay High Court seeking a probe into his daughter's death and requesting the registration of an FIR against Aaditya Thackeray, among others.

"A lot of people have tried to defame me for the last five years. If the matter is in court, then we will speak in court," Thackeray told the media.

Thackeray also took a swipe at the government, claiming that his party has expo...