India, May 28 -- A Nashik leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday threatened to blacken Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's face for allegedly insulting Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his next visit to the city.

"Rahul Gandhi used abusive language for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, and the case is filed against him in Nashik. We will not tolerate Savarkar's insult," Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Nashik city unit deputy chief Bala Darade said on the sidelines of a function to mark VD Savarkar's birth anniversary on Wednesday.

"Rahul Gandhi will soon need to visit Nashik to appear before the court in this case. When he comes, we will blacken Rahul Gandhi's face, and if we can't reach there, we will throw stones at him," ...