Shiv Sena Parliamentarian Sanjay Raut commented on the statement made by the general secretary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi. A day earlier, while addressing an event in Goa, Joshi had said that 'Hindu is not BJP' and that opposing BJP is not equal to opposing Hinduism. Raut supported Joshi's assertion and said that no party can claim that it is equal to Hindutva or secularism.