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The families of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray reunited on Friday for a Diwali event, which fuelled the buzz around their political alliance in Maharashtra ahead of the Mumbai civic polls.<\/p>\n

Uddhav and his family took part in \u2018Deepotsav\u2019, an annual event organised by the MNS, at central Mumbai\u2019s Shivaji Park. The event was symbolic as both Uddhav and Raj Thackeray arrived at the venue in the same car in full media glare.<\/p>\n

Uddhav\u2019s son Aaditya and Raj\u2019s son Amit arrived in another car, while Uddhav\u2019s younger son Tejas and Raj\u2019s younger daughter Urvashi were seen in the rear seat of the vehicle. Uddhav Thackeray\u2019s wife, Rashmi and Raj\u2019s spouse, Sharmila, arrived in another car to take part in the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s Diwali is special. The unity of Marathi manoos and its light will bring happiness in everyone\u2019s lives,” Uddhav said at the event.<\/p>\n

Amit Thackeray shared pictures of the event on Instagram, saying, \u201cMoment of happiness, festival of relationships. Happy Diwali to all from Thackeray family!”<\/p>\n

This was the seventh time \u2013 third in October \u2013 that the Thackeray cousins have met since July 5. The two leaders attended the \u201cnaamkaran” ceremony of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut\u2019s grandchild in Mumbai previously.<\/p>\n

Later, in an unannounced development, Raj drove to Uddhav\u2019s residence, Matoshree, and held a closed-door meeting with his brother. According to sources, the meeting, which lasted for nearly 40 minutes, was entirely private and confidential. No prior schedule had been made public, and the visit came as a complete surprise\u2014even to senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders.<\/p>\n

The meetings between Raj and Uddhav have become more frequent after their joint July 5 \u201cvictory” rally to celebrate the Maharashtra government\u2019s rollback of its contentious orders on the three-language formula for students of classes 1 to 5 amid charges of imposition of Hindi in the state dominated by Marathi speakers.<\/p>\n

Although Raj quit the undivided Shiv Sena in 2005, blaming Uddhav for his exit, the drubbing of their parties in the 2024 assembly polls appears to have pushed the rivals to improve ties. Both parties have dropped enough hints of forging an alliance for the upcoming polls to local bodies, including the BMC, although they are yet to announce a formal tie-up.<\/p>\n

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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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