Mumbai, Jan 24

 Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray Friday joined the anti-Aam Aadmi Party chorus, labelling Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "item girl, madari, joker".

In a scathing editorial Friday in the party mouthpiece "Saamana", Thackeray said over the years, Indian politics has witnessed many "jokers"; starting with Raj Narain, later the antics of Lalu Prasad Yadav, and many others.

"However, all of them are left way behind by this mob of mad people, led by Arvind Kejriwal, who have stormed the country's political scene," Thackeray, also the publication's editor, wrote.

"The antics of AAP and its leaders, including Kejriwal, have shamed every person calling themselves politicians," he added.

He said Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti carried out illegal raids in the city and gave unauthorised orders to the police which started the entire fracas in the national capital earlier this week.

Later, Kejriwal staged a dharna which created huge public inconveniences in Delhi; "With such antics, Kejriwal wants to spread chaos around the country; It appears that there could be the involvement of some disruptive forces behind the agitation," he said.