'If BJP can shower flowers on Pak players': Uddhav on meeting socialist leaders

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Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday met socialist party leaders to discuss a possible alliance..

Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday defended his joining hands with the socialist parties in Maharashtra and said if the BJP can shower flowers on Pakistani cricketers, then Shiv Sena can also talk with socialist parties..

As Uddhav discusses alliance with 150 socialist leaders, his move is being seen as a departure which he countered by criticising the showering of petals on Pakistani cricketers in Ahmedabad.e)..

Our Kashmiri Pandits were getting murdered, that is why Balasaheb Thackeray had said that we would not allow Pakistan to come but in the name of Balasaheb Thackeray, the BJP formed a government in Maharashtra..

The India -Pakistan match in which India beat Pakistan by seven wickets became controversial as many political leaders criticised the 'Jai Shri Ram' chant by cricket fans at the stadium aimed at Pakistan cricketer Muhammad Rizwan..

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