Madan Sharma, retired Navy officer who alleged that he was beaten up by Shiv Sena workers, met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Mumbai on September 15. After the meeting, he briefed the media and said, “I told him of the incident. Sections under which accused were booked are weak. Governor assured he'll take action on my memorandum. I demanded that state govt be dismissed, President Rule be imposed. He assured he'll speak to the Centre”. Sharma announced that he is with BJP-RSS from today onwards. He said, “From now on, I am with BJP-RSS. When I was beaten up, they had levelled allegations that I'm with BJP-RSS. So, now I announce that I am with BJP-RSS today onward.”