Raj Thackeray Goes Down Down Memory lane Writes An Emotional Tribute In Saamana On Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray

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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray has said that not being able to meet Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray frequently after quitting the party was more painful than leaving the fold itself, describing his late uncle as a mountain who stood behind him.

In a tribute in Saamana, the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray mouthpiece, to mark the Sena patriarch’s centenary, Raj recalled his deep-seated bond with his uncle, noting that the personal loss of leaving the family home, Matoshri, outweighed the consequences of his 2005 exit.

Raj wrote that in 1991, when he headed the undivided Shiv Sena’s student wing, which took out a morcha in Kala Ghoda, Bal Thackeray heard his speech through a public landline phone.

The MNS chief also reminisced that when he suffered burn injuries as a child, his uncle had tended to his wounds, cleaning them with antiseptic for two months.

‘When I decided to part ways (with the undivided Shiv Sena), one thing which bothered me was that I wouldn’t be able to meet my people frequently like before. I had lost my father, and I was now going far away from my uncle. The thought was eating me up. More than quitting the party, leaving the house (Matoshri) was more painful,’ Raj said in his article.