Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said it was a matter of pride for the party that Pakistan-based terror outfits consider it their enemy. He was reacting to the Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley’s statement in a Mumbai court that terrorist outfit LeT might have been interested in a strike on the Sena Bhavan -- the party headquarters -- or assassinate its head (the late Bal Thackeray).
“We are not surprised that terrorists are interested in doing a recce of Sena Bhavan or Matoshree (Thackeray residence). Pakistan has always had both on hit-list. It is a matter of pride for us that Pakistan considers us to be their enemy and we are on their hit-list,” the Rajya Sabha MP told a news agency. “We are not scared of any of them. If any of us is targeted by them, it would mean like winning a Maha Vir Chakra.”
Bal Thackeray consistently fought against Pakistani and Khalistani terrorists for 50 years and considered himself to be “fortunate” to be a target of terrorists, Raut said.