Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray will contest the upcoming polls to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and other civic bodies together, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said.
Addressing presspersons, Raut asserted, "The Thackeray brothers will contest the municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik and Kalyan-Dombivali together and win." Raut added their unity is the strength of the unity of the Marathi-speakers. "No power can break the iron fist of `Marathi manus’ now," the senior Shiv Sena leader said.
Raut added that discussions are underway regarding forming an alliance between the parties. The Sena leaders and estranged cousins got close after nearly two decades in the backdrop of Hindi imposition in the state.
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The decision of the Devendra Fadnavis government to implement the three-language education policy and teach Hindi from class 1 had triggered widespread protests across the state. However, when the Thackerays announced a joint march on July 5 against Hindi imposition, the Mahayuti government withdrew the decision hurriedly. However, the Thackeray cousins turned the protest march into victory rally, marking the coming together of the stalwart Maratha leaders after almost two decades.
Recently, Raj visited 'Matoshree', after over a decade to take part in Uddhav's birthday celebrations. Raj presented Uddhav with a bouquet.
