Supriya Sule had earlier claimed that the decision of the ECI was ‘anti Marathi. “This is a conspiracy against the Marathi people as first the Shiv Sena was targeted and the party was split and now another Marathi party like us is being targetted."said Sule. She was hinting that the ECIs decision was at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was targeting parties with Marathi speaking leaders in the state.
The event titled ‘Bahurupi Ashok Saraf’ was organised by Marathi Parties and Functions Services (MPFS) for their members at Emirates International School, Jumeirah, .