Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray for not visiting Maha Kumbh. "It's a personal choice but since Rahul Gandhi and his family are Hindus, they should have attended Maha Kumbh," he said. On Uddhav, Athawale said, "It's disappointing that being a son of Balasaheb he did not visit Kumbh."