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While voters and analysts observed nan arena pinch awe and wonder, Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik was definite of what was up pinch nan estranged Thackeray cousins' reunion.
In a mega arena of sorts, estranged cousins — Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) main Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray — reunited aft 20 years during a 'victory rally' successful Mumbai to observe nan Mahayuti government's rollback of 2 GRs introducing Hindi arsenic a 3rd connection successful superior schools.
In a missive to Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik commented connected nan estranged Thackeray cousins' reunion. He said that nan reunion was not for nan emotion of Marathi but to triumph nan upcoming Mumbai civic assemblage polls, adding that Marathi connection will beryllium taught to those who wish to study astatine nan Shiv Sena shakhas.
Sarnaik added that nan Thackeray cousins are only willing successful nan money minting instrumentality that is BMC. The Shiv Sena MLA added that during nan 25 years nan erstwhile undivided Shiv Sena controlled nan BMC, Marathi manoos was driven retired of nan edifice industry, existent estate, arsenic good arsenic golden and metallic jewellery shops.
"People are wise capable to cognize that they (Sena UBT and MNS) person travel to triumph powerfulness successful nan BMC. Their (Sena UBT's) psyche is stuck successful nan BMC's coffers. The authorities of Sena (UBT) has been very selfish, clone and treacherous. Which is why their colleagues are abandoning nan party," Sarnaik said.
He besides called retired some parties for failing to prevention Marathi schools contempt doing authorities successful nan sanction of nan language. "The MNS and nan Sena (UBT) support saying that they person travel together successful nan liking of Marathi. So, for whose liking did they abstracted years ago? There is nary emotion for Marathi, its civilization and language, and Marathi manoos."
Sarnaik besides flagged really Marathi group were forced to move retired of Mumbai to suburbs specified arsenic Badlapur, Nalasopara, and Virar, while adding Raj Thackeray's speeches do not construe into votes.
But is nan reunion moreover meant to last? A time aft Uddhav and Raj shared nan stage, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut attacked nan MNS main successful his play file 'Rokthok'. Raut questioned MNS' governmental guidance and accused Raj Thackeray of hobnobbing pinch nan BJP and nan Eknath Shinde faction astatine a captious clip for nan Shiv Sena.
"Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's paths successful authorities went successful other directions. After nan divided caused by [Amit] Shah, Shiv Sena joined nan Maha Vikas Aghadi on pinch nan Congress and NCP. Raj Thackeray kept having beverage pinch nan BJP, Shinde group, etc. He moreover went to Delhi erstwhile to meet Amit Shah, but it did not use Maharashtra and nan governmental way of MNS did not move forward," Raut wrote successful his column.
He further claimed that nan section betwixt nan cousins was successful nan liking of "Delhi and nan business authorities here" and that it served nan strategy of dividing Marathi voters.
(With PTI, India Today inputs)
Published on: Jul 7, 2025 10:32 AM IST
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