Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami's tussle with the Maharashtra State Government has taken a huge turn. Recently, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya accused the Maharashtra Chef Minister Uddhav Thackeray of hiding the facts about his business dealings with interior designer Anvnay Naik.
It is to be noted that Republic Chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by the Maharashtra Police in a 2018 abetment to suicide case. Arnab was arrested last week in connection with the suicide of architect Anvay Naik and his mother.
The Maharashtra Police opened the closed case of Anvay and arrested the Editor-in-chief of Republic TV.
BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya on Thursday raised questions in connection with the purchase of the 9.35-acre land jointly by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s wife Rashmi and Sena leader Ravindra Waikar’s wife Manisha from interior designer Anvay Naik six years ago.
Somaiya, on Wednesday, produced the documents of the deal in nine land parcels, presented copies of 7x12 extracts for 21 plots on Thursday. He said, "The joint deal between Thackerays and Waikars proves they have business relations…There should not be any air of suspicion against the chief minister of Maharashtra and hence they should clarify. Secondly, why did Thackeray not make the deal public while reopening the Anvay Naik suicide case? Most importantly, why was the land deal not mentioned in the probe by Raigad police, when the suicide had relation with the financial crunch Naiks faced."
On this, Sanjay Raut tweeted in Marathi and asked for concrete proofs or else remain silent.
A spokesperson for the Thackerays said Sena leader Waikar will speak on the issue.
“Somaiya has been trying to misguide people. Whether nine records are produced or 21, the land size (9.35 acres) remains the same. We did not buy it from 21 sellers, but only from Anvay Naik. Somaiya has no business asking about the relation between Thackerays and us. Uddhavji is our party chief and head of the family and there was nothing wrong in purchasing the land jointly. Anvay had come to me through my secretary for the sale of the land. Neither me nor Thackeray's knew him before it and the question of having any business relations does not arise,” he said.