New Thackeray scion in poll fray, MNS heir Amit Thackeray wants to clean the ‘political muck’ in Maharashtra

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Mumbai: A leader of Raj Thackerays Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had arrived late for a meeting called by the party presidents son, Amit Thackeray, on two consecutive occasions..

This time, I got a rap in the typical Thackeray style, loaded with humour and satire, said the leader, speaking about how 32-year-old Amit, viewed as Raj Thackerays successor by MNS workers, is quite like his father...

With Amits entry into electoral politics, there will be two Thackerays in the frayAmit and his cousin Aaditya Thackeray, a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and sitting MLA from Worli, who contested elections for the first time in 2019...

In 2009, when MNSs political fortunes were surging, the party had established dominance in the Mahim constituency over the then undivided Shiv Sena, which had contested elections in alliance with the BJP..

EIght months later, MNS Chief Raj Thackeray, along with son Amit, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, and tied up with the BJP and other Mahayuti parties for the Lok Sabha polls...

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