Sanjay Dutt, Mahesh Manjrekar Linked to Chhota Shakeel: Prakash Mahajan Claims

• Prakash Mahajan alleged actor Sanjay Dutt and director Mahesh Manjrekar had ties with underworld don Chhota Shakeel.
• Mahajan claimed Dutt and Manjrekar had phone conversations with Shakeel during the Mumbai blasts, widely reported then.
• He criticized Manjrekar's fear statement, saying those with don connections shouldn't be scared, but the public should be.
• Mahajan called the Thackeray brothers' reunion a "political compulsion" and "self-interest" ahead of BMC elections.
• His statements, made after joining Eknath Shinde's faction, aim to damage opponents' image before Maharashtra's BMC elections.

Why It Matters: Prakash Mahajan alleges Sanjay Dutt and Mahesh Manjrekar's underworld ties, heating up Maharashtra politics.