Uddhav won't have 'any issue' with Raj Thackeray if he keeps away from BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena: Saamana

An editorial in Saamana claimed the possibility of rapprochement between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray has rattled "Maharashtra baiters". File Pic

The Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Monday said that there will be no question of "any issue" between party chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray if the latter keeps away from the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, reported the PTI.

An editorial in Saamana also claimed the possibility of rapprochement between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray has rattled "Maharashtra baiters".

Thackeray cousins-- Uddhav and Raj have sparked speculation about a possible reconciliation with statements indicating they could ignore "trivial issues" and join hands nearly two decades after a bitter parting of ways.

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Earlier, while the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray had said that uniting in the interests of 'Marathi manoos' is not difficult, former CM Uddhav Thackeray said that he was ready to put aside trivial fights, provided that those working against Maharashtra's interests were not entertained.

According to the PTI, the editorial in Saamana said the issues referred to by Raj Thackeray were never known to the public.

Raj Thackeray keeps talking about "Marathi manoos" and the (then undivided) Shiv Sena (founded by Bal Thackeray) was also born to champion the same cause. So where are the issues? it asked.

"There was no reason for the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to talk on this. These people started those so-called issues. So there will be no issues if the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena are kept at a distance," the Marathi daily said, as per the PTI.

The BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Sena took aim at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) by placing gun on Raj Thackeray's shoulders. This did not benefit the MNS, but hurt Marathi unity, it claimed.

The BJP's ploy is to weaken Marathi unity, the editorial alleged, the news agency reported.

Raj Thackeray's stand had been that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should not be allowed to set foot in Maharashtra, but he did not stick to it, the Marathi daily claimed.

Notably, the MNS had declared unconditional support for PM Modi's third term in 2024.

BJP's Hindutva is "fake and hollow¿, and Raj got embroiled in its trap and started getting sunk into it, the editorial charged, reported the PTI.

Maharashtra will never forgive if a lifetime is spent dealing with fights and issues, it added.

(with PTI inputs)