Shiv Sena rebel camp and MNS seem like a ‘logical’ pairing with their focus on Hindutva and Marathi pride. But some Sena MLAs are worried Raj Thackeray ‘will be supreme’.
Ahead of civic body polls, Shiv Sena’s decades-long quest to have Aurangabad renamed to Sambhajinagar has made a comeback in mainstream Maharashtra politics.
After taking up the ‘loudspeaker’ in Maharashtra, MNS chief Raj Thackeray was all set to visit Ayodhya on 5 June. Until BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh threw a spanner in his works.
Shiv Sena's rally Saturday evening will be held at Bandra Kurla Complex grounds in Mumbai. Party expects lakhs to attend event, to be addressed by Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on 5 June while Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray along with Shiv Sena workers will visit on 10 June.
In letter addressed to Pune police commissioner, the party has demanded written assurance from mosques against use of loudspeakers, or else it will act on its threat.
Accusing the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of playing "propaganda politics", the RSS affiliate called the reports of its activists taking part in the event “fake and baseless".
MNS chief Raj Thackeray will address a Maharashtra Day rally in Shiv Sena’s stronghold Aurangabad. Analysts say MNS is trying to replace Sena as a champion of the Hindu cause.
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