Shiv Sena and BJP party workers clash outside Union Minister Narayan Rane’s house at Juhu in Mumbai. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

The situation outside Union Minister Narayan Rane's Juhu residence in Mumbai turned tense after Shiv Sena and BJP workers clashed over the BJP leader's remarks. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Cops lathicharge BJP and Shiv Sena party workers outside Narayan Rane's residence in Juhu. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar

Women Shiv Sena activists were seen shouting slogans against Union Minister Narayan Rane over his remark against Uddhav Thackeray. Pic/Sameer Markande

Shiv Sena activists protest outside Union Minister Narayan Rane's residence at Juhu in Mumbai. Pic/Sameer Markande

Narayan Rane had sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Shiv Sena activists have lodged at least three police complaints against Narayan Rane in Nashik, Raigad and Pune, seeking his arrest and prosecution for his purported remarks. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Mumbai Police resorted to mild caning against protesters at Juhu as thousands of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party workers staged protests in Mumbai. Pic/Sameer Markande

Police try to allay the situation as Shiv Sena workers protest outside Narayan Rane's residence. Pic/Sameer Markande

A posse of police personnel, including women cops, were deployed outside Rane's residence to prevent any untoward incident. Pic/Shadab Khan

A posse of police personnel, including women cops, were deployed outside Rane's residence to prevent any untoward incident