Nitesh Rane seeks Guinness world record for Shiv Sena; Twitter reacts

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena will make it to the Guinness Book of World Records! Congress MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane has said in a letter to the Guinness Book of World Records that the party deserves a place in the Guinness World Records for repeatedly threatening to withdraw support from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra.
 

"We would like to register a record on his (Uddhav Thackeray's) behalf for announcing a number of times that his party Shiv Sena would withdraw support to Maharashtra government," his letter to the Director of Guinness World Records said. 
 

Rane also posted a copy of the letter on Twitter. So far, it has received around 600 retweets and more than 700 'likes'.

Shiv Sena truly deserves..hope they get it @world_guiness pic.twitter.com/AcNcPP9GlS

— nitesh rane (@NiteshNRane) June 14, 2017

Some appreciated the move, while others simply snickered. Here’s how Twitter is reacting to this:
 

Add to it the number of promises they have made to make the roads of Mumbai pothole free !!!!

— Mandar,Mandy (@mandar2404) June 15, 2017

Also send one letter recommending Narayan Rane for threatening congress party with give over & still lying in the Congress.... ????????????????

— Surya (@heartpatent) June 15, 2017

Rane and Sharad Pawar themselves are cosying up with BJP ????????????

— Optimist (@CommonUncommon_) June 14, 2017

@ShivSena @uddhavthackeray has set most unique record that will never be broken, guiness please give an award

— aniket phadke (@aniket_phadke) June 14, 2017

Is Rane's letter congress party's official request? If not it would be misuse of government property and misleading the authority.

— snehaji (@SabalaShakti) June 15, 2017

That's so insulting @NiteshNRane You cannot nominate the founders of threats for this award.????

— Isar Qureshi (@isarqureshi) June 15, 2017

Hahaha. This is Absolutely brilliant. True Rane style. Laughed so much that my stomach is now hurting.

— Jaideep Satwalekar (@jedzu) June 15, 2017

is he being sarcastic or serious? ????????????
hard to differentiate.. ????????

— Chinmay (@ChinmayLIVE) June 15, 2017

is he being sarcastic or serious? ????????????
hard to differentiate.. ????????

— Chinmay (@ChinmayLIVE) June 15, 2017

# Fantastic ! Some gray's cells are really working ! Kudos & congrats !

— vijayeendratanaya (@vijayindrtanaya) June 15, 2017

Hi Nitesh, I am not fan of yours, and not ur party, but I liked ur tweet, What a class to troll anyone, Ppl should learn from u. Hats off

— Ashish (@ashish191109) June 15, 2017

Indeed they deserve a standing ovatio for their continous efforts n pull back pic.twitter.com/GB6kPFkxiA

— #Isupportmodi (@IKrunalGodaBJP) June 15, 2017

Reactions from political front

According to a report of PTI, Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande reacted to Rane’s letter and said that her party already holds a Guinness record for collecting largest quantity of blood in a day (24,200 bottles) at a blood donation camp in 2010. 

"Nitesh is a child in politics who is basking under the glory of his father without any substance of his own. He should be made aware that the Sena already holds a Guinness record and we are proud of it," Kayande said.
 

Who is Nitesh Rane

Nitesh Rane is the son of Narayan Rane, senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Maharashtra. Narayan Rane, was once a part of Shiv Sena but left the party after a confrontation with Uddhav Thackeray. 
 

Shiv Shena and BJP

It must be noted here that Shiv Sena has lost no opportunity in attacking the BJP - its long-time ally - ever since the coalition came to power in 2014.  After the 2014 Assembly polls, it had almost been decided that Sena and BJP would not come back to power. However, both joined hands to form the state government in Maharashtra. 
 

The two parties had jointly controlled the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two decades. Recently, the party said if the government failed to waive farmers' loan, it would withdraw its support. CM Devendra Fadnavis has declared a loan waiver for all farmers last Sunday.