Uddhav Thackeray, President of Shiv Sena, called those who betrayed the party "crabs" and blamed them for bringing down his government. Referring to the rebellion led by Eknath Shinde against Shiv Sena leadership, Thackeray stated, "We could do nothing as a crab is a crab, whatever effort you make to straighten them, they keep going sideways."
