Bal Thackeray

Who is Champa Singh Thapa, Bal Thackeray’s Man Friday, who joined Eknath Shinde’s camp?

Hailing from Nepal, Champa Singh Thapa loyally served Bal Thackeray for 27 years — from giving the patriarch morning tea to attending to his phone calls. With his switch to the ‘other’ Sena faction, he has dealt a massive blow to Uddhav Thackeray

Vaibhav Purandare talks about his book Shivaji: India’s Great Warrior King

This biography aims to fill in the gaps left by previous biographers. It draws heavily from archival sources in the Marathi language, including letters written by Shivaji to his aides and adversaries, official state documents, treaties, and revenue administration documents.

Uddhav Thackeray losing control over Sena lawmakers, but early to say Thackeray legacy fading: Political observers

A "vertical split" in the Shiv Sena is unavoidable, with 61-year-old former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray not being able to capitalise on the legacy of his father and party founder late Bal Thackeray, experts say

First Read | Unravelling the tale of nepotism and dynasty politics in Congress

The book not only makes for an interesting read but should also kick off the next round of debate on how the oldest political party of India has become a family enterprise

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde takes charge of post at Mantralaya; Bal Thackeray, Anand Dighe’s photos in his office

At the secretariat building, Eknath Shinde paid floral tributes to Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Dr BR Ambedkar

'Balasaheb Thackeray of Thane': Who is Anand Dighe, the mentor of new Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde?

A Bal Thackeray loyalist, Anand Dighe was revered as a problem solver in Thane, helping locals with school-college admissions, hospitalisations, and property disputes. He was the quintessential hardcore Shiv Sainik, who was accessible to all, from party workers to the public

Who was DB Patil after whom Navi Mumbai International Airport has been named?

A strong leader among the farmers, workers and landowners of the Navi Mumbai area, DB Patil stood for their land rights. People have been protesting for more than a year against the proposal to name the airport after Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray

Victory of Bal Thackeray's Hindutva, says Eknath Shinde after Supreme Court relief

Shinde on Monday termed the relief by the Supreme Court to him and other dissident Sena lawmakers as the victory of Bal Thackeray's Hindutva and the ideals of his mentor Anand Dighe.

Now, Priyanka Chaturvedi shares old video of Bal Thackeray to counter ‘cheap copy'

This comes soon after Raj Thackeray shared a video of Bal Thackeray wherein he is seen speaking against the use of loudspeakers. Raj Thackeray has warned that the MNS workers will play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers

Loudspeaker row: MNS slams Maharashtra govt, warns of agitation over action against Raj Thackeray

MNS Thane district president Avinash Jadhav claimed it was (Shiv Sena founder) Bal Thackeray who had first demanded the removal of loudspeakers from mosques, but his son (CM Uddhav Thackeray) has booked Raj Thackeray for the same