महाराष्ट्र की सियासत में शनिवार को एक बड़ा राजनीतिक घटनाक्रम देखने को मिला, जब शिवसेना (यूबीटी) के प्रमुख उद्धव ठाकरे और उनके चचेरे भाई (मनसे अध्यक्ष) राज ठाकरे ने लगभग 2 दशक बाद पहली बार एक मंच साझा किया. ये मौका था मुंबई के वर्ली डोम में हुई ‘विजय रैली’ का, जिसे राज्य सरकार द्वारा … Read more
Sanjay Shirsat | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday (June 12, 2025) urged Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to join the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, a statement that came shortly after Mr. Raj met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. The meeting, held at a hotel … Read more
Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray. | Photo Credit: The Hindu NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday (April 19, 2025) said if estranged cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray were coming together in the interest of Maharashtra, it should be “welcomed wholeheartedly.” She was reacting to speculation about the possibility of reconciliation between the two … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray during a meeting, in Nagpur on December 23, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Amid ambivalence in forging an alliance with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday met with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on … Read more
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, who on Wednesday paid a visit to Ayodhya, said his arrival at the temple town is not associated with politics but he is here to seek the blessings of Lord Ram. Thackeray, who tried to stay clear of politics, however said that central agencies have turned into … Read more
Amid the Gyanvapi mosque row, the MNS has claimed that two dargahs had been built on the Punyeshwar temple land in Maharashtra’s Pune city. MNS general secretary Ajay Shinde on Sunday said they have launched the ‘Punyeshwar Mukti’ (free the temple land) campaign, and appealed to people to support the Raj Thackeray-led party’s fight in … Read more
Nagpur: With the heavy deployment of police across Nagpur, MNS president Raj Thackeray‘s call to play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers evoked tepid response in the city on Wednesday, a police official said. The official said an application for playing the religious hymns on loudspeakers was received at the Kotwali police station, but it was … Read more
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday cracked down on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, which has been demanding removal of loudspeakers from mosques. On Tuesday, the police registered an FIR against the party chief, Raj Thackeray, and then made preventive arrests of its leaders. Police personnel were also deployed outside mosques in sensitive areas. The development came hours … Read more
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has cancelled plans to hold ‘Maha Aartis‘ on Akshaya Tritiya – which falls on Tuesday, the same day as Eid. Addressing his supporters, MNS chief Raj Thackeray tweeted: “Tomorrow is Eid… The Muslim community should celebrate this festival in happiness. Do not celebrate Akshiya Tritiya by holding Maha Aartis anywhere … Read more
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will perform ‘maha aarti‘ at the renowned Hanuman temple in Pune on Saturday, his party functionaries said. The temple is situated on Kumthekar Road and Thackeray had helped renovate it, local MNS leader Ajay Shinde claimed. Hanuman Jayanti will be observed across the country on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Pune … Read more