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Mumbai:Twelve years ago,whenBal Thackerays corpsedraped in saffron with his eyes covered in thetrademarkdark glasses that he always worewas brought to Shiv Sena Bhavan, the partys headquarters, there was a near stampede...
Thackeray usedMarmik,a weeklyhefounded in 1960, to campaign against the rising number of non-Maharashtrians in Mumbais business and salaried class,publishinga weekly list of such people in senior government and private sector jobs, titledVacha ani thanda basa(Read and sit quiet).Such efforts laid the groundwork forthe formation of the Shiv Sena Chhatrapati Shivajis army...
During his most powerful years, Bal Thackeray assumed the role of the ultimate dispenser of justice in Mumbai.His word carried enoughweight to bend governments, and Matoshrees doors were always open forsupplicants seeking his assistance.. A2019biopicon Bal Thackeray, produced by senior Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut,depictedhow theShiv Sena chiefsdurbarpurportedlyworked..
After Bal Thackerays death, the Shiv Senas identity went through a prolonged transition period.His son Uddhav and grandson Aadityawalked a tightrope striving to leave their mark on the party they had inherited without upsetting itscore base...
Uddhavssupportersalsohighlight how,for strategic reasons, Bal Thackeray hadcollaboratedwith the Congress inthe 1960sto neutralise communist leaders in Mumbai indeed, the Shiv Sena wasknown as the Vasant Senawhen Congress leader Vasantrao Naik was the chief minister...
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