India, Aug. 27 -- Last week, actor Shweta Tiwari revealed that she was receiving online abuse on Instagram from Marathis and supporters of Raj Thackeray. The actor then attached screenshots of the profiles of the social media users who sent her abusive messages and asked Thackeray whether he would support people like them in his party. (Also read: Shweta Tiwari says she is receiving online abuse from Marathi people: 'Do you believe this is acceptable behaviour?')

On Thursday, Shweta clarified that a woman from Thackeray's team reached out to her and explained what happened next. Taking to Instagram Stories, she began, "A few days ago, I posted a few stories showing how a few men were using extremely derogatory and abusive words against w...