Shiv Sena (UBT) national spokesperson Anand Dubey resigned from the party’s primary membership on Monday, citing ideological differences with the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit over its positions and saying he could no longer defend views that conflicted with his beliefs.

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey says, "I am resigning from my party known as Shiv Sena (UBT). I am completely dissociating myself from both my primary membership and the position of national spokesperson. For the past four or five years, I consistently articulated the party's stance on issues ranging from Maharashtra-specific matters to national and even international affairs. So, what changed? Nothing happens overnight. For several months, I had been suffering in silence, feeling deeply distressed... I find myself unable to voice the very ideals of Hindutva and Sanatan Dharma that I hold so dear. Every party has an ideology. I am a party worker who believes in Veer Savarkar and follows the ideals of Swami Vivekananda. I am an activist who looks up to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as my role models. Somehow, the line I am supposed to deliver just doesn't sit right with me...My heroes are not Sharjeel Imam or Umar Khalid; my hero is not Dhruv Rathee. My hero is Smit Machchhar—the man who demonstrated to the entire world, not just India, the immense power of Bajrangbali. Yet, not a single tweet came from our party..."

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