Addressing a presser soon after reports that Shiv Sena had called off a protest against former Pakistan minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch, party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "We haven't stopped protesting against Pakistan. It is completely wrong to say that we have stopped our agitation against Pakistan. The CM should ensure that the Kasuri's book launch should not be held. We have sent to the CM the evidence of Kasuri's acts against India."

"We have written a letter to the Maharashtra CM asking him to take a call on the event. Kasuri is not an artist but a Pakistan politician. Kasuri has been supporting the Hurriyat Conference, which has supported separatist elements in Kashmir," said Raut calling Sudheendra Kulkarni an agent of Pakistan.