{"id":8364,"date":"2025-08-27T13:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/uddhav-visits-raj-thackerays-house-for-ganesh-chaturthi-first-time-in-two-decades-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:09:34","slug":"uddhav-visits-raj-thackerays-house-for-ganesh-chaturthi-first-time-in-two-decades-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/uddhav-visits-raj-thackerays-house-for-ganesh-chaturthi-first-time-in-two-decades-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Uddhav Visits Raj Thackeray&#8217;s House For Ganesh Chaturthi, First Time In Two Decades | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9532285\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 27, 2025, 17:54 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9532285\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2109995479 asubttl-schema\">Uddhav Thackeray was accompanied by his wife Rashmi and his son Aaditya while visiting Raj Thackeray&#8217;s residence in Dadar for Ganesh Puja, their first visit in over 20 years.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c flwonstk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:0 12px 0 0\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/gogole-serarch-btn.svg\" alt=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" title=\"Click to add News18 as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"94px\" height=\"30px\" style=\"vertical-align:top\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2109995479 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Uddhav and Raj Thackeray at the latter's residence on Ganesh Chaturthi. (Aaditya Thackeray\/X)\" title=\"Uddhav and Raj Thackeray at the latter's residence on Ganesh Chaturthi. (Aaditya Thackeray\/X)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2109995479\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Uddhav and Raj Thackeray at the latter&#8217;s residence on Ganesh Chaturthi. (Aaditya Thackeray\/X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray visited his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray at his residence on Wednesday on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, marking a rare visit after more than two decades since Raj left the Shiv Sena in 2005.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Uddhav Thackeray was accompanied by his wife Rashmi and his son Aaditya on the occasion, as both families came together for pictures. Uddhav\u2019s visit to Raj\u2019s home sends yet another strong signal of rapprochement between the two parties ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WATCH<\/a> | Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with his family, visited the residence of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and offered prayers on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.(Source: Shiv Sena-UBT) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gApJT8BqzH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gApJT8BqzH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1960653480445579293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cAlong with party chief Uddhav Saheb Thackeray and my mother Rashmi Thackeray, we had the heartfelt darshan of Lord Ganesha at the residence of my uncle, Raj Saheb Thackeray, and aunt, Sharmila Thackeray,&#8221; said Aaditya Thackeray in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 \u092e\u093e. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940. \u0909\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0935\u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0935 \u0906\u0908 \u0938\u094c. \u0930\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0939\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u091d\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0915\u093e \u092e\u093e. \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0935 \u0915\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094c. \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u0939\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u091c\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0923\u0947\u0936\u093e\u091a\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u094b\u092d\u093e\u0935\u0947 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0918\u0947\u0924\u0932\u0947. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZyiAWDrGl2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZyiAWDrGl2<\/a>\u2014 Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUThackeray\/status\/1960661487959085445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">The Thackeray cousins had been estranged after Raj broke away from the Shiv Sena in 2005 to form the MNS. However, they have been seen together several times in recent months, triggering speculation over a political reunion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The two had shared a stage on July 5 to celebrate their \u201cvictory&#8221; after the Maharashtra government rolled back its contentious GRs on three-language formula for students of Class 1 to 5 and the \u201cimposition of Hindi&#8221; in the state.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Raj Thackeray, known for his sharp commentary, added a dose of political irony from the stage, saying, \u201cBalasaheb couldn\u2019t bring us together, but Devendra Fadnavis managed to do it.&#8221; The MNS chief also reaffirmed their stance against Hindi language imposition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections are expected to be held later this year or in early 2026, and are seen as a crucial battle for control of Asia\u2019s richest civic body.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2024\/11\/aveek-banerjee-2024-11-940460633d45861efbabed5737a433a0.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/aveek-banerjee-28106.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aveek Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. 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