PRAYAGRAJ, July 12 -- Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi', Uttar Pradesh industrial development minister, on Sunday hit back at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray over his remarks on the alleged donation row at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, accusing him of indulging in "self-serving politics" and straying from the ideology of Hindutva.

Terming Thackeray's statement "unfortunate", Nandi and said both Aaditya and his father Uddhav Thackeray had been rejected by the people of Maharashtra.

He said Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had championed the cause of Hindutva, but alleged that Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray had aligned themselves with those who questioned the Ram temple for political gains.

Nandi further claimed that the Thackeray family was n...