Maha: Raj Thackeray accuses BJP of 'murder of democracy' over 'friendship file' audio clip

Mumbai, Oct 23 (UNI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today launched a blistering attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the viral 'Friendship File' audio clip controversy, denouncing it as a "direct murder and rape of democracy". In a hard-hitting statement shared on social media, he targeted the state government over a leaked 29-minute audio recording allegedly involving BJP functionaries, a senior RSS leader, and right-leaning social media influencers. He claimed the conversation exposes strategies regarding a purported Rs 500-crore financial transaction, efforts to suppress independent media, and plans to incite religious polarisation to divert public…