India, March 24 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that his party chief Uddhav Thackeray had never called up senior BJP leader Narayan Rane for keeping his son Aaditya Thackeray's name out of the Disha Salian's controversial death case.

On Saturday, Rane had held a press conference, reiterating his allegation of Aaditya's involvement in the Salian death case. He also claimed that Uddhav Thackeray had called through his PA Milind Narvekar and asked him to go soft on his son.

Rane also asked Uddhav to check the company his son was keeping, while making the allegations.

Responding to the allegations, Raut said on Sunday, "I spoke to Uddhav Thackeray and his PA Milind Narvekar (now MLC), and they have denied the conversat...