Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that just as Lord Ram had killed King Vali, workers of his party should put paid to the political career of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who had appropriated the Sena.
Addressing a party conclave in Nashik, he called upon the Shiv Sainiks to end the public life of “traitors” who deserted the Shiv Sena and betrayed the saffron flag, and their masters.
“We will have to throw out today’s Vali, who has taken away our Shiv Sena. Make a commitment to politically defeat this Vali, who has taken our Shiv Sena,” he said.
He said Shiv Sainiks would expose the masks of “Ravanas donning the masks of Lord Ram”. “Lord Ram is not the property of a single party. If you think so, we will have to make ‘BJP-mukt Shri Ram’,” he said.
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of neglecting Ayodhya during his first term and filing false cases against Shiv Sena leaders, Mr. Thackeray criticised the Prime Minister’s global travels during his initial five-year tenure.
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He demanded an inquiry into the PM Cares Fund, labelling it a source of scams, and defended his party’s alliance with the Congress, noting the BJP’s historical alliances.
The Sena (UBT) leader went on to accuse the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of avoiding the freedom struggle and attempting to undermine the country’s independence.
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