Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- Reacting to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's phone-tapping allegation against the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that leaders globally who resorted to surveillance, "from Nixon to Netanyahu", have all ended up losing elections.

"The reality is that, globally, those who have engaged in phone tapping-from Nixon to Netanyahu-have all ended up losing elections," Raut told reporters here.

Meanwhile, speaking on the row over Chhath Puja celebrations and music at Mumbai's suburban railway stations, Raut maintained that the objections were directed against alleged politicisation rather than the festival itself.

"No one is actually opposing Chhath Puja itself in Mumbai. The is...