'Come, kill me': Uddhav's filmy dare for Shinde

Emphasising the need to protect the interests of Mumbai, Marathi and Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, addressing the speculation around his party's alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, said that he would do "whatever the people of Maharashtra want".

- Saurabha Kulshreshtha

MUMBAI:

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief was speaking at the 59th anniversary function of the Shiv Sena, and his aggressive speech sounded the bugle for the upcoming BMC polls.

Thackeray declared that the BJP and Shinde were desperately trying to prevent his alliance with his estranged cousin's party in order to prevent the Sena (UBT) from returning to power in Mumbai. "They do not want the Marathi manoos to unite and are organising meetings for this," he said. The efforts, he added, also stemmed from the BJP-Shinde Sena's obeisance towards the Adani group.

Lambasting the stamp duty waiver to Adani's Dharavi Redevelopment Project, he said, "They are fearful about what will happen to Adani if we come back to power. As Adani is their master, in order to serve his interests, these servants are disturbing the process of unity of the Marathi manoos."