Raj Thackeray

Aamir Khan celebrated Eid al-Fitr at home, hosting close friends and family, including Raj Thackeray. A viral video shows the actor stepping out barefoot to warmly bid him farewell.

Thackeray was responding to a statement made by Bhagwat at an event in Mumbai on February 8, where the RSS chief reportedly said that insisting on language and occasionally agitating for it amounts to a “disease”.

Last year in August, MNS workers caused chaos at a bank in Nagpur, allegedly assaulting a bank staffer and smearing his face with black paint.

In a detailed post on X, Thackeray described Pawar as a “remarkably straightforward” leader who was “utterly free of caste bias” and said Maharashtra politics had lost an outstanding administrator and mass leader.

In the message, he reflected on Bal Thackeray’s political style and principles, highlighting adaptability without abandoning core values.

With MNS's backing, the Shiv Sena has effectively gained the support of 58 corporators, significantly boosting its prospects in the civic body and further consolidating its control over KDMC.

Despite the Thackeray brothers contesting the civic polls together, the MNS has extended support for rival Shinde faction in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) dealing a blow to Uddhav Thackeray.

Thackeray, while addressing party workers and supporters, congratulated elected corporators of both the MNS and Shiv Sena, noting that the elections were fought in unfavourable situations

Raj Thackeray, in a post on X, described the BMC elections as a fight between "Shiv Shakti and money power", while urging party workers not to be discouraged by the setback.

MNS's throwback rhetoric to the Shiv Sena’s early years, including slogans like 'hatao lungi, bajao pungi', did not woo voters, particularly in cosmopolitan centres such as Mumbai and Pune.

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) outperformed the Eknath Shinde faction in the BMC election, but failed to win the prestigious BMC election

BJP leaders used social media to respond to Thackeray’s “rasmalai” jibe, with Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan posting, "Ordered some rasmalai."

While the UBT is no longer the city’s dominant political force, its ability to stay in contention against a formidable combination of the BJP and the Shinde-led Sena represents a notable political achievement for Uddhav.

The result of the prestigious civic body election will have wider ramifications on the politics of Maharashtra, where BJP has steadly marked its dominance.

The exit poll has predicted 138 seats for the Mahayuti in the 227-member civic body and 69 for Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray's MNS.

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray’s cousin, said he had been receiving calls since morning about the ink marks fading. He also said voters were complaining about missing names in the electoral rolls.

Except for Mumbai, the other urban bodies have multi-member wards. Vote count will take place on January 16.

Uddhav Thackeray mounted a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing it of repeatedly injecting religious polarisation into electoral contests.

Who are Aditya Thackeray and Raj Thackeray to threaten me? I am proud to be a farmer's son. They have organised meetings just to abuse me. I don't know whether I have become that important, says BJP leader.

Terming the BMC elections a decisive moment for Mumbai, MNS chief Raj Thackeray warned that unchecked migration and language imposition could politically marginalise the Marathi community.