Mumbai, Sept. 20 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday launched a fierce attack on late celebrity manager Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, describing his recent visit to party leader Aaditya Thackeray's residence, 'Matoshree', along with a lawyer as "pure drama" aimed at seeking "cheap publicity" with political backing.

Satish Salian, accompanied by his legal counsel, had visited the Thackeray family residence yesterday, related to a legal notice over what he described as defamation.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut questioned the motive behind the visit several years after the incident, claiming the spectacle was orchestrated to keep political controversies alive.

"That is pure drama. A person whose daughter passed awa...