The Sena reminded its ally about warnings it had given it on not allowing the movement to grow out of hand lest it backfired on the BJP. There was a competition to support Mr Kejriwal’s hooliganism," the editorial said. "We refused to support it and had politely advised the BJP not to support Mr Kejriwal, as it the movement might backfire.Recalling that BJP had extended its support to protesters, the Sena said it had warned it not to get into the chaos of the movement.

"There is no doubt that thrust pad bearings Mr Kejriwal’s views should be respected as he is the chief minister and had got elected in a democratic manner.Claiming that former BJP MP Kirti Azad had been talking about the corruption for the last nine years but nobody paid attention, the Sena said that Opposition leaders demanded Mr Jaitley’s resignation only after Mr Kejriwal spoke on the issue.Commenting on the recent Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) controversy, Shiv Sena said that finance minister Arun Jaitley is suffering the backlash of backing the anti-corruption movement led by Arvind Kejriwal — the present Delhi chief minister — and social activist Anna Hazare against the Congress.

The only lesson to be learnt from this episode is that the BJP should listen to the Sena sometimes. "We remember the time when Anna, Kejriwal and company were creating chaos against the Congress government at Ramlila ground. At that time, Mr Kejriwal was garnering praise by levelling absurd allegations against the Congress leadership.

We might not be very clever, but we have a few lessons in our books as well," it said. In its mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena said on Saturday that there was a competition at the time of the protests to support Mr Kejriwal and the BJP expected its ally (Sena) to do the same. But Mr Kejriwal has denigrated the post of chief minster while venting out his frustration, which is incorrect," it said. Now Mr Jaitley is bearing the brunt