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Thousands converged astatine Shivaji Park connected Monday (November 17, 2025) to wage tribute to Shiv Sena laminitis Bal Thackeray connected his 13th decease day astatine his memorial, the lawsuit marked by bonhomie betwixt cousins, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray.
Shiv Sena (UBT) main Mr. Uddhav Thackeray, his woman Rashmi, lad Aaditya, and relative Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Mr. Raj Thackeray gathered astatine the memorial with leaders from some parties.
The Thackeray cousins, erstwhile arch rivals, person warmed up to each different up of section assemblage polls and person fixed capable hints of forming an alliance, but person yet to denote it. Ailing Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut besides reached the tract sporting a disguise and holding the manus of his member and enactment MLA Sunil Raut.
The Shiv Sena laminitis passed distant connected November 17, 2012, astatine his residence ‘Matoshri’ successful Mumbai aft a prolonged illness.
Mr. Raj Thackeray, successful a station connected X (formerly Twitter), stated that Bal Thackeray was the archetypal to physique a governmental enactment connected a question based connected linguistic pride. “Before caste authorities became much aggravated and the BJP's ‘kamandal' authorities flared up, it was lone Bal Thackeray who kept the Hindu self-respect alive,” helium wrote.
शिवसेना पक्षाचे संस्थापक, हिंदुहृदयसम्राट आणि माझे काका स्व. बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांची आज पुण्यतिथी. देशाच्या इतिहासात भाषिक अस्मितेच्या जोरावर एक प्रचंड चळवळ निर्माण करून त्यातून एका राजकीय पक्षाला जन्म देणारे बाळासाहेब. आणि पुढे जातीय अस्मिता तीव्र होण्याच्या काळात आणि भारतीय जनता… pic.twitter.com/Z223LMW51S
— Raj Thackeray (@RajThackeray) November 17, 2025Mr. Raj Thackeray said, “The Shiv Sena laminitis ne'er saw Hindus arsenic a ballot bank. For him, it was a substance of pridefulness and emotion for religion.” He further added, “And portion doing so, Bal Thackeray ne'er abandoned rationality. He was an ardent person of Hindutva, which is wherefore his captious reasoning ne'er ceased.”
In a veiled jibe astatine the BJP, the MNS president said that the conception of authorities of simply winning votes, grabbing power, and past squandering it has go a norm. “It was Bal Thackeray who instilled the thought of prioritising societal enactment implicit politics,” helium said.
