Mumbai, April 27 -- In a big claim against Prime Minister Narendra Modi before his scheduled visit to Kolhapur to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the former would speak against Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, a royal scion in the district and a descendant of avowed Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj is in the fray on a Congress ticket from the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency.

A consensus candiate of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) bloc in the state, the royal scion is pitted against Sanjay Mandlik of the Shiv Sena, the consensus candidate of the BJP-led NDA in the seat.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Raut said, "While campai...