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"Balasaheb Thackeray Saved PM Modi When Atalji Spoke About 'Raj Dharma'...": Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his father and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray saved him when the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had asked him to follow "raj dharma". Read further on Dynamite News:

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From bow and arrow to torch: Will a new symbol impact Uddhav Thackeray’s chances in Andheri bypoll?

After the Shiv Sena was formed in 1966, it took 23 years for the party to be allotted its now iconic bow and arrow symbol. Now, 33 years later, that symbol is lost to the party, its use barred until the two rival factions of the party sort themselves out.

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We are inheritors of Bal Thackeray’s ideals: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Both Uddhav and Shinde camps say they are happy with the new party names

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Battle for the Sena: On EC freezing Shiv Sena’s name and symbol

The bow and arrow is of more than symbolic value for the two factions

The Hindu

EC allots new names for Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde factions; rejects alternative party symbols proposed by Shinde camp

Uddhav’s faction to be known as ‘Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)‘; Shinde faction to be called ‘Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena’

The Hindu

Rane slams Uddhav, terms him an ‘accidental CM’

The Union Minister says Shiv Sena had reached its present heights because of leaders like Eknath Shinde and past workers like himself

The Hindu

Uddhav-led Sena mocks CM Shinde, says he just read out 'Modi-Shah Chalisa' at Dasara rally

Party mouthpiece calls the Shinde-led rebel faction as a ‘duplicate Shiv Sena’

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A day after Dasara rallies, allies of the Shinde and Uddhav camps spew vitriol

BJP says numbers at rally prove the ‘real’ Shiv Sena is with Eknath Shinde; Uddhav camp and its allies claim Shinde read the BJP’s ‘script’, venue was filled with paid supporters

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Mumbai Dasara rallies become a free for all, Shinde and Uddhav hurl barbs at each other

For the first time since 1966, Shiv Sena’s annual Dasara rally is split into two factions, both laying claim to Hindutva and Bal Thackeray’s legacy

The Hindu

A Sena versus Sena show of strength

Two Dussehra rallies in Mumbai will test the claims of the rival factions

The Hindu

Exodus continues unabated from Thackeray camp

Milind Narvekar likely to join Shinde camp amid rumours of the Thackeray family having distanced him

The Hindu

Ahead of Dasara rally, rival Shiv Sena factions face-off with verbal duels, ‘teaser wars’

The teaser released by Mr. Thackeray simply proclaims that “a sea of loyalty” will descend upon Shivaji Park on October 5

The Hindu

Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

In the flurry of political developments around the election of the Congress party’s president, perhaps the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent observations on the media and hate speech has been overlooked.

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Why Mumbai’s Shivaji Park matters for Shiv Sena

This is where Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray spelled out the party's agenda, like the issue of Marathi manoos, Hindutva, and the party's position on various issues, says veteran Sena leader Gajanan Kirtikar

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Sharad Pawar backs ally Uddhav Thackeray on Dasara rally row

NCP chief says that for the last 30-40 years, Sena under Bal Thackeray has been holding the rally in Shivaji Park

The Hindu

Bharat Jodo Yatra's usefulness for Congress and Rahul Gandhi cannot be denied: Sharad Pawar

The Nationalist Congress Party chief also hinted that he was not against the inclusion of the Congress if the Opposition unity takes shape for the 2024 elections.

The Hindu

‘We will hold Dasara rally at Shivtirth’: Uddhav Thackeray

He said he headed the 'original' Sena which was born out of social work spanning four generations

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Uddhav Thackeray responsible for dwindling Marathi-speaking population in Mumbai, says Eknath Shinde

The Maharashtra CM accuses Thackeray of having deceived his father Bal Thackeray by allying with Congress

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The Hindu

No ground blocked for Dasara rally: Devendra Fadnavis

‘Shivtirth’ still up for grabs as Uddhav and Shinde factions attempt to assert their right to the annual tradition

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Amit Shah asks party cadre to teach a lesson to Uddhav faction in BMC election

Mr. Shah reiterated that there was no closed-door promise of equally sharing the CM’s post between the two estranged saffron allies.

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NCP backs Uddhav over staging annual Dasara rally

Only Thackerays have the right to hold the rally at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, says NCP State President Jayant Patil

The Hindu

Now, CM Eknath Shinde visits Raj Thackeray ahead of BMC poll

CM downplays meeting, says he visited Thackeray’s residence for Ganpati darshan

The Hindu

Have taken a contract to ensure Maharashtra’s development and take Bal Thackeray ideals forward, says Eknath Shinde as he hits out at Uddhav’s ‘contractor CM’ jibe

Shinde faction Sena MLAs step up attack on Aaditya Thackeray on last day of Assembly session

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Analysis | Ahead of critical Mumbai civic body poll, BJP plays ‘Marathi card’ to Uddhav Thackeray’s embattled Sena faction

The Uddhav Thackeray camp has been severely weakened with the defection of 40 MLAs and 12 MPs who have joined Chief Minister Shinde

The Hindu

Down but not out

Eknath Shinde faces stiff challenge in the form of Aaditya Thackeray’s outreach rallies

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