Mumbai, April 3 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing him of abandoning Hindutva and Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology.

Speaking to the media, Shinde called it their "biggest crime."

"By opposing this, UBT has revealed its true face. It has been proven that they have completely abandoned Hindutva and the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray. This is extremely unfortunate. It is a bigger crime than the betrayal in 2019 when he (Uddhav Thackeray) formed a government with Congress in 2019, forsaking Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology," Eknath Shinde said.

He further criticised Thackeray's leadership, calling him "confused".

"Uddhav T...