Original sentence: During the 1988 elections, Schneerson, an individual with limited, if any, influence outside his messianic cult, encouraged Israeli Haredim to vote for Agudat Israel over Shach's newly-formed Degel HaTorah party.Rav Shach voiced his concerns about the Rebbe's messianic agenda  with the same passion and vigor that charecterized his involvement with the other political issues mentioned above.The Yated Ne'eman, ran several articles documenting various Chabad writings and statements which exposed Lubavitch as being a breakaway sect of Judaism focused around Schneerson as the Messiah
Edited sentence: Chabad apologists attempted to characterize Shach's opposition to Schneerson as being personal in nature.During the 1988 elections, Schneerson encouraged Israeli Haredim to vote for Agudat Israel over Shach's newly-formed Degel HaTorah party.However, Rav Shach voiced his concerns about the Rebbe's messianic agenda  with same passion and vigor as the other political issues mentioned above.In response, Shach's newspaper, Yated Ne'eman, ran several articles documenting various Chabad writings and statements which described Lubavitch as becoming a breakaway sect of Judaism focused around Schneerson as the Messiah