Mumbai, April 14 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chandrakant Patil on Monday slammed Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut for criticising Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he reportedly called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by a single name and allegedly referred to Aurangzeb's tomb as a "samadhi" (memorial).

Defending Shah, BJP leader Patil stated that Amit Shah is the first Union Home Minister to visit Raigad, adding that he is a devotee of Shivaji Maharaj and has written a 500-page book on him, which will soon be published in Pune or Delhi.

Speaking to reporters, Patil said, "I also want to talk about Sanjay Raut, who puts on his show every morning. The country's Home Minister, Amit Shah, visited the memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Mah...