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Bal Thackeray’s 13th Death Anniversary : Uddhav And Raj Thackeray Display Bonhomie Again ; Alliance Buzz Between Shiv Sena (UBT), And MNS Gets Bigger Every Passing Day
Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, his wife Rashmi, son Aaditya, and cousin Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray gathered at the memorial with leaders from both parties.
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Thousands converged at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park to pay tribute to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 13th death anniversary at his memorial, the event marked by bonhomie between cousins, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray.
Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, his wife Rashmi, son Aaditya, and cousin Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray gathered at the memorial with leaders from both parties.
The Thackeray cousins, once arch rivals, have warmed up to each other ahead of local body polls and have given enough hints of forming an alliance, but have yet to announce it.
Ailing Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut also reached the site sporting a mask and holding the hand of his brother and party MLA Sunil Raut.
महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेचे अध्यक्ष श्री. राज ठाकरे ह्यांनी आज शिवतीर्थ येथील स्मृतीस्थळावर वंदनीय हिंदुहृदयसम्राट शिवसेनाप्रमुख बाळासाहेब ठाकरे ह्यांना स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त अभिवादन केले. pic.twitter.com/conyEQU9Fw
— ShivSena – शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) November 17, 2025
The Shiv Sena founder passed away on November 17, 2012, at his residence ‘Matoshri’ in Mumbai after a prolonged illness.
Raj Thackeray, in a post on X, stated that Bal Thackeray was the first to build a political party on a movement based on linguistic pride.