Behind The Thackeray Rift: How Balasaheb Backed A Citizen Push To Reunite Raj And Uddhav

While Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray supported his son in the feud between Raj and Uddhav Thackeray, he quietly endorsed a citizen-led campaign to reunite the estranged cousins.

Reunion on the cards? Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray have shown inclination towards joining hands.

Source : PTI

Though the rift between the Thackeray cousins — Raj and Uddhav — has defined Maharashtra's political landscape for nearly two decades, few know of the subtle, behind-the-scenes efforts endorsed by Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray (aka Bal Thackeray) to bridge that divide. While public rhetoric and party rivalry painted the cousins as irreconcilable, Balasaheb gave his quiet blessings to a "Track-2" campaign that aimed to reunite the two political heirs for the greater good of