Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and minister Aaditya Thackeray has not confirmed his presence at a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA and National Register of Citizens or NRC, said party on Saturday.
"There is no confirmation by Aaditya Thackeray to attend the event organized by CAA, NRC Virodhi Chhatra Parishad," Shiv Sena's communication wing tweeted.
"For any of his (Aaditya Thackeray's) schedules and event attendance, Shiv Sena's official communication team should be contacted," it said.
The statement comes after a picture of a poster claiming Aaditya Thackeray's presence went viral on social media.
The event which has been organised by a student organization called Chatra Bharati has also invited student leader Umar Khalid, writer and poet Javed Akthar, Sharad Pawar's grandson and MLA Rohit Pawar among others.
According to a post by the student organisation, Aaditya Thackeray will be present at the event on January 5 at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai. Shiv Sena had earlier promised that the party won't let any detention camps be built in the state. The post says that Thackeray will attend the event to reveal the party's further stance on CAA and NRC.
(With Inputs from ANI)
