Renowned actor Sayaji Shinde on Friday opposed the cutting of 158 trees for the construction of a hostel in the premises of the civic-run Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, popularly known as Sion Hospital.

Releasing a Twitter video for the hospital management, Shinde asked how a health facility that saves lives can allow "158 deaths", adding that the numbering of trees had begun and two had already been cut.