Washim, June 27 -- Launching a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed that those "looting" the temple are the "descendants of Babar."

Addressing a public gathering in Washim, Thackeray accused the BJP of being "arrogant" and taking credit for the temple while allegedly "running away" during the Babri structure demolition.

"They have become so arrogant that they have now set out to loot the Ram Temple. When the Babri structure was demolished, they ran away. BJP leaders themselves had then said it was not their work. But once the temple was built following the Supreme Court's order, everyone rushed to take cred...