India, Oct. 3 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of spreading fake Hindutva at his party's Dussehra rally on Thursday in Mumbai's Shivaji Park. Addressing supporters and party workers, the UBT chief likened the BJP to an "amoeba", a single-celled organism that multiplies and changes its shape through pseudopods (fake feet).

"It spreads as it wants, forms alliances as it wants, and once the work is over, it shifts to another. It causes stomach-ache when it enters the body and disturbs peace when it enters society," said Uddhav Thackeray.

However, Thackeray's accusation against the BJP was met with a sharp rebuttal from Shinde Sena chief Eknath Shinde. On Thursday, speaking at a Dussehra rally, Sh...