- By Shibra Siddiqui
- Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:14 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Narayan Rane on Saturday claimed that former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had asked him to refrain from mentioning his son Aaditya Thackeray's name in the media in the death case of celebrity manager Disha Salian in 2020. Rane claimed that Thackeray made the request through two phone calls in 2020 when he was Chief Minister of the state.
According to a report by ANI, Narayan Rane said that he had only referred to ‘a minister’ in a press conference without directly taking Aditya Thanckrey’s name. "Uddhav Thackeray's PA, who is now probably an MLA, called me. I was also going home at that time, and he (PA) said that Uddhav Thackeray wanted to talk to me. He (PA) asked will you talk? I asked where he was (Uddhav Thackeray) and to give him the phone,” ANI quoted Rane as saying.
"As soon as he (Uddhav Thackeray) received the phone, I said, 'Jai Maharashtra.' He (Uddhav Thackeray) asked me if I still say 'Jai Maharashtra,' so I replied that I would keep saying 'Jai Maharashtra' till I die. 'Jai Maharashtra' is not Matoshri's property. It is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's property," he said.
"After that, he (Uddhav Thackeray) asked me not to take his son's (Aditya Thackeray) name in the press. I said I have not taken anyone's name. I said (in the press) that a minister is involved. He (Aditya Thackeray) was a minister when the incidents of Sushant Singh and Disha Salian happened. Everyone knew about this, and there was evidence too," Narayan Rane added.
Disha Salian was the former manager of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. She was found dead on June 8, 2020, days before Sushant was found hanging in his flat in suburban Bandra, Mumbai.
This comes after a writ petition was filed by Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, who is demanding a fresh probe into his daughter's death, interrogation of UBT-Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray, and the transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Disha’s father asserted that his daughter’s death was not an accident but a murder.
In 2020, Disha Salian allegedly fell from the 14th floor of an apartment building in Malad, a week before actor Sushant Singh Rajput died. In 2021, police ruled out foul play and closed the inquiry. The petition claims Aaditya Thackeray, Bollywood actors Sooraj Pancholi, Dino Morea and bodyguards of Aaditya Thackeray were present at the venue where Disha died.
Meanwhile, the CBI on Saturday filed a closure report in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, four years after the actor died. The CBI has submitted its findings before a special court in Mumbai which will now decide whether to accept the report or order further probe by the agency. Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14, 2020.
(With Agency Inputs)