Mumbai, July 9 -- As the incidents of violence increase in Maharashtra amid the ongoing language controversy, Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy meant to defame Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

He advised Fadnavis to remain "alert" while claiming that such incidents were being "committed deliberately".

"He is not from my party. He is from the Shinde group. I believe a conspiracy is going on to defame the Chief Minister. All things are being done deliberately. Unke antenna on rakhne chahiye (He should remain alert). He (Eknath Shinde) wanted to become the chief minister but was not made, so he is waiting impatiently," Thackeray told reporters here.

His remarks came after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad ...