| 1. Sanjay Raut is a three-time Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra, first elected in 2004. |
| 2. He serves as the executive editor of the Shiv Sena political mouthpiece, Saamana, for over 15 years. |
| 3. Previously, Raut was a close aide of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. |
| 4. The 2019 Bollywood film 'Thackeray' was significantly influenced by Sanjay Raut's insights; he was credited for the story. |
| 5. Uddhav Thackeray stated that Sanjay Raut was the ideal person to create a film about Balasaheb Thackeray. |
| 6. Raut swiftly selected Nawazuddin Siddiqui to portray Bal Thackeray in just five minutes during casting. |
| 7. Sanjay Raut is a trusted ally of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. |
| 8. Following the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Raut strongly advocated for a Shiv Sena Chief Minister in Maharashtra amid disputes with the BJP. |
| 9. In June 2023, Raut filed a defamation suit against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, citing multiple false accusations made through social media posts in 2022. |
