New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday came out in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and hit out at Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over his remarks on the Congress leader's comments on patriarchy and women's rights.

Raut said he had never seen Rahul Gandhi speak against any particular religion, especially Hinduism and accused the BJP of being "afraid" of the Congress leader.

Speaking to ANI, Raut said, "I've never seen Rahul Gandhi speak about any one religion, especially against Hinduism. They are afraid of Rahul Gandhi, so afraid that they don't even know what we're saying. Kiren Rijiju is certainly the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, but he's not a big enough leader to make such comments about Rahul Gandhi...