Nirupam accused the Shiv Sena (UBT) of straying from the ideology of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray amid the buzz that Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray – who heads MNS – are ready to mend fences
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam (above) accused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of sacrificing the ideology of Hindutva to serve personal ambition. File pic
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Sunday said that the people of Maharashtra have decisively rejected Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after realising that these parties are only interested in selfish agendas for power, which they concealed under the facade of commitment for the state.
According to news agency PTI, Nirupam accused the Shiv Sena (UBT) of straying from the ideology of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray amid the buzz that Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray – who heads MNS – are ready to mend fences.
“The people of Maharashtra have decisively rejected both UBT (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena). These parties pretend to stand for Maharashtra, but in reality, they are only chasing power and self-interests. Politically, they are irrelevant,” Nirupam said at a press conference.
He accused Uddhav Thackeray, a former chief minister of the state, of sacrificing the ideology of Hindutva to serve personal ambition, family interests, and hunger for power by aligning with the Congress, PTI reported.
According to Nirupam, this betrayal has cost Uddhav Thackeray the support of the people, and now he is turning to MNS in desperation.
The Shiv Sena leader also dismissed any possibility of a meaningful Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS reconciliation, questioning the political relevance of both parties, PTI reported.
Both Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS are bankrupt: Sanjay Nirupam
“The MNS couldn't win a single seat in the last assembly elections. Politically, both UBT and MNS are bankrupt. And when you add zero to zero, the result is still zero. Even in business, two loss-making entities don't make a profitable one,” he said.
Nirupam also raised doubts over the credibility of both parties in defending the interests of Maharashtra, pointing to what he described as their history of “divisive and opportunistic politics.”
“MNS stirred communal tensions over loudspeakers, while (Sena) UBT opposed the Waqf Board Amendment Bill. They are pandering to votebank politics,” he said, adding that this “hypocrisy” reveals their true agenda, which he claimed is disconnected from the real welfare of the state.
The former Member of Parliament (MP) further said that when the undivided Shiv Sena was “shackled” by its alliance with the Congress, it was Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who led a “historic rebellion” in 2022 to safeguard Maharashtra’s future and uphold Balasaheb Thackeray’s core ideology.
“While UBT and Raj Thackeray may be blood relatives of Balasaheb, it is Eknath Shinde who has inherited his legacy and ideals,” Nirupam added.
(With PTI inputs)
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