Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan on December 25 claimed that the death of actor Tunisha Sharma is a matter of "love jihad" and the state police are investigating the case. The minister also stressed that the Eknath Shinde government in the state is mulling bringing a strict law against 'love jihad'. He said, “It is a matter of 'love jihad' and police are investigating the case. We are seeing that such cases are increasing day by day and we are mulling to bring a strict law against it.”