Those who truly follow Balasaheb Thackeray's ideals should support it.” Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who also heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, accused Thackeray of abandoning Hindutva ...

Calling it a shameful departure from Balasaheb Thackeray’s principles, he accused Thackeray of prioritising vote-bank politics over Hindutva. “Balasaheb fought for Hindutva all his life.