THANE: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray Medical camp inaugurated on Thursday MaharashtraThane city on the eve of the birth anniversary of Late Anand Dighe, a very popular politician, considered the mentor of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Dighe’s massive popularity had made Thane one of the safest seats in the undivided army, but Shinde’s rebellion the previous June saw a large majority of the rank-and-file in the region defect to the latter’s Balasahebchi Shiv Sena.
Thackeray’s visit as well as the mega medical camp organized to celebrate Dighe’s birth anniversary, which falls on Friday, is being seen as an attempt to rebuild the Shiv Sena (UBT) in Thane.
Speaking on the occasion, Thackeray said that the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra have been maligned because of “betrayal and defection”, a reference to the toppling of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government by Shinde and 39 MLAs.
Thackeray said Thursday’s visit was a brief one to take care of the “health of the citizens here”, but promised that he would return to address a public meeting to take care of the “political health of Thanekars”. “I am satisfied that despite the present bad situation, Shiv Sena has not deviated from its goal. I am proud of it. Shiv Sena supremo (Bal Thackeray) has taught us that 80 per cent is social work and only 20 per cent is political work. Real The soldiers are with us,” he said. PTI
Dighe’s massive popularity had made Thane one of the safest seats in the undivided army, but Shinde’s rebellion the previous June saw a large majority of the rank-and-file in the region defect to the latter’s Balasahebchi Shiv Sena.
Thackeray’s visit as well as the mega medical camp organized to celebrate Dighe’s birth anniversary, which falls on Friday, is being seen as an attempt to rebuild the Shiv Sena (UBT) in Thane.
Speaking on the occasion, Thackeray said that the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra have been maligned because of “betrayal and defection”, a reference to the toppling of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government by Shinde and 39 MLAs.
Thackeray said Thursday’s visit was a brief one to take care of the “health of the citizens here”, but promised that he would return to address a public meeting to take care of the “political health of Thanekars”. “I am satisfied that despite the present bad situation, Shiv Sena has not deviated from its goal. I am proud of it. Shiv Sena supremo (Bal Thackeray) has taught us that 80 per cent is social work and only 20 per cent is political work. Real The soldiers are with us,” he said. PTI