04 May,2025 05:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora also claimed that the Thackerays `vanished` on Maharashtra Day without a word. Pic/X
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Milind Deora has launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his family, accusing them of holidaying in Europe during the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, news agency ANI reported.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) has not yet responded to Deora's remarks.
The Rajya Sabha lawmaker said the Thackerays had gone from being "sons of the soil to tourists of India" and questioned their silence during a critical moment for the country and Maharashtra, as several victims of the Pahalgam terror attack were from the state.
"From sons of the soil to tourists of India - how far the Thackerays have fallen. While bullets flew in Pahalgam, they were vacationing in Europe. On Maharashtra Day, they vanished without a word. No statement. No solidarity. No shame," Deora wrote in a post on X.
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Deora accused the Thackeray family of practising "luxury politics" instead of real leadership. While highlighting their absence from the country, the lawmaker also pointed out how his party chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the victims of the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir.
"This isn't leadership - it's luxury politics. In contrast, DCM Eknath Shinde led from the front, stood with victims and honoured our heroes. Maharashtra needs warriors on duty, not part-time Netas on holiday," he added.
Deora's remarks come amid mounting political tension following the deadly attack in Pahalgam and the Opposition's criticism of the Centre's response to it. The Congress had earlier launched a 'Gayab (missing)' barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his visibility during the crisis.
Responding to it, Deora accused Opposition leaders of hypocrisy, pointing out that many had supported the Centre's stance at an all-party meeting before issuing contradictory statements.
"After the Pahalgam attack, the Centre called an all-party meeting in which almost all parties said that they are with the government in the action it wants to take against Pakistan and terrorists. Soon after, some of these parties changed their stance. Some are now saying there should be no war, others are practically giving Pakistan a clean chit," Deora told ANI.
He also slammed the comments made by senior Vijay Wadettiwar and said that the Maharashtra Congress leader's remarks questioned the credibility of the attack's survivors.
"He is saying that what the victims are saying is wrong," Deora alleged.
(With ANI inputs)
