Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) In a high-decibel campaign, the Thackeray brothers drew powerful parallels between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and the historic Samyukta Maharashtra Movement of the 1960s.Aiming to consolidate the Marathi vote bank, both leaders framed the current political climate as a second struggle for the soul of Mumbai.The Thackeray brothers collectively characterised the upcoming municipal polls as a “decisive battle” to prevent a “hostile takeover” of the …
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Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) In their joint rally at Shivaji Park on January 11, the “Marathi Manoos” and the “sanctity” of Mumbai served as the emotional and political glue that bonded Uddhav and Raj Thackeray. After 20 years of separation, they projected their reunion not as a political necessity, but as a “rescue mission” for the city’s original residents and an effort to what they claim is about “saving” the metropolis from Delhi’s influence and looting.The common threads in their speeches centre…
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) In a scathing revelation during the second part of the joint interview in ‘Saamana’ with Uddhav Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday alleged a deep-rooted “strategic plot” to strip Mumbai of its wealth and territory. He warned that the threat to Mumbai’s autonomy is now greater than it was during the Samyukta Maharashtra movement of the 1950s.Raj Thackeray noted a significant shift in the motives of those opposing Mumbai’s interests. Wh…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday attacked the Mahayuti government, saying that BJP leader Kripashankar Singh’s assertion that the next Mayor of Mumbai will be from the North Indian/Hindi-speaking community is not an isolated comment but is the “official stance” of the party to dilute the Marathi identity of the city and is a direct attack on Maharashtra’s regional pride. The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, titl…