Mumbai, Aug 19: Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant met Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh demanding strict action against Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for making allegations against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Sawant handed over a petition to Deshmukh in which he alleged that the news being aired by Goswami's channel is creating a divide in the society, calling the chief minister's name in a derogatory manner, and accusing a minister without proof, comes under violation of Section 25 and 35 of the Press Council Act.

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Sawant has also accused the channel's Hindi counterpart, Republic Bharat, in the letter. Sawant has demanded the Maharashtra government take strict action against the channel and Goswami promptly.

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