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Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
‘You are already finished': Shinde rebukes Thackeray
MUMBAI: The 59th foundation day of the Shiv Sena on Thursday was marked by bitter accusations, taunts and a virtual declaration of war ahead of local body elections in the state. Quoting from Nana Patekar-starrer Prahaar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray challenged his bête noir Eknath Shinde, saying, 'Come on, kill me!' Uddhav launched his attack at Shanmukhananda Hall, where the Sena (UBT) was celebrating the party's foundation day. Shinde, whose faction of the Sena was celebrating the occasion at the NSCI Dome in Worli, countered Uddhav, declaring that he did not want to kill someone who was 'already finished'. Shinde's speech was largely devoted to slamming Uddhav and emphasising that his faction was the 'original Sena', which was carrying forward the legacy of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. He said the strike rate of his party was very high. 'In 2014, the (undivided) Shiv Sena contested 282 seats and won 63 seats. In 2019, the (undivided) Shiv Sena contested 124 seats and won 56 seats, and this time (2024), they (Sena-UBT) contested 85 seats and won 20. Of this, many were won with slender margins. Many seats were won due to Congress votes as real Shiv Sena voters had bid goodbye to them. We have confidence, and they (Sena-UBT) have arrogance, which will bring them to another defeat,'' said Shinde. 'They consider BMC as golden goose. Mumbai and its importance is not under threat, but their politics and finances will come under threat as their soul is in the BMC treasury, while our soul is Hindutva. There will be no compromise on it,'' said Shinde. 'Is Hindutva a T-shirt you can wear or remove any time,' he asked, referring to Thackeray's statement that he has not quit Hindutva. Virtually kickstarting the Sena's campaign for the upcoming elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other local bodies in the state, Shinde told party workers that the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition would contest the polls as an alliance but details would be revealed later. However, he did not comment on speculation over the reunion of the estranged Thackeray cousins – Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Challenging Shinde, Uddhav said at Shanmukhananda Hall, 'Come on, kill me,' a line from the Hindi film Prahaar. He added that if they wanted to attack, they must come with an ambulance as they would 'come walking and go back injured'. Shinde countered him, saying mere talk is not enough. 'You need a tiger's heart and strength in your wrist. How can we kill someone who is already dead? People of the state have already finished them in the assembly polls.' On the undivided Sena's legacy, Shinde declared, ''We have the Shiv Sena bow and arrow symbol, and the people's support. We have protected Balasaheb's ideology. 'Balasaheb's ideology is our wealth.' The Sena chief also taunted Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, whose friend, actor Dino Morea, is being interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). 'When Dino opens up, let's see how many people sink.' The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar, an ally in the Mahayuti coalition, had faced major embarrassment due to the suicide of Vaishali Hagawane, daughter-in-law of NCP leader Rajendra Hagawane. It put Pawar in a particularly awkward position as there were pictures of him handing over the keys to an SUV, part of Vaishnavi's dowry, to her husband Shashank Hagawane. In a damage-control exercise, the Shiv Sena launched a campaign for daughters-in-law. 'Our shakhas will attend to issues faced by daughters-in-law, who face issues at home. We must treat our daughters-in-law like our daughters,'' said Shinde. Shinde said more than 50 corporators from the Sena UBT, from the 2017-22 term, had joined the Sena. 'We are growing,' he declared. In a timely move, three local Sena-UBT leaders joined Shinde's party – Ajit Bhandari (Sena-UBT vibhag pramukh and former corporator), Sanjay Jangam (shakha pramukh) and Vijendra Shinde (former corporator). Nadia Sheikh (former corporator from the NCP-SP) also joined the Sena on Thursday.
Mint
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
Maharashtra News: Uddhav's ‘Prahaar' jibe vs Shinde's Hindutva retort mark Shiv Sena Foundation Day
Maharashtra News: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on June 19 accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to scuttle the possibility of his party's alliance with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena led by his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray. In response, Maharashtra's Deputy CM Eknath Shinde slammed him for 'abandoning' Hindutva. Using a dialogue from the 1991 Nana Patekar-starrer Hindi movie Prahaar, Uddhav also challenged the 'gaddars' (traitors), the term he often uses for the Shinde-led group that 'ditched' him three years ago and joined the BJP-led government in the state. Both Thackeray and Shinde addressed rallies of their parties in Mumbai to celebrate the 59th foundation day of Shiv Sena, founded by Uddhav's father Bal Thackeray in 1966. While the Shinde-led Shiv Sena held its event at the NSCI Dome in Worli, the Sena (UBT) rally was at Shanmukhand Hall in the Sion area. In order to scuttle the possibility of an alliance of "Marathi parties", meetings are being held in hotels and elsewhere, Uddhav Thackeray said, apparently referring to Raj Thackeray's recent meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a five-star hotel in the city. "What people want will happen. We will see how it is to be done. The BJP and Shinde Sena do not want Marathi parties to unite. If you try to finish the Thackeray brand, we will finish off the BJP,' the former Chief Minister said. Recalling the famous dialogue from Prahaar, Thackeray said, 'Like Nana Patekar in the film, I am standing before these traitors and telling them, Come on, kill me.' In Prahaar, Patekar's character, Major Chavhan, confronts goons harassing a woman, and shouts, "Come on, kill me!" as he fights them off. 'But if you dare attack me, come along with an ambulance like in the film starring Amitabh Bachchan, because you will meet the same fate,' Thackeray said, without naming the movie Trishul, where Amitabh confronts the bad guys with an accompanying ambulance. At the Worli rally, Shinde countered, saying, 'Mere talk is not enough. You need strength in your wrists.' Uddhav said the imposition of Hindi in the state will not be allowed at any cost. 'The BJP wants to create a divide among Marathi and Hindi-speakers on the eve of civic polls,' he said, exuding confidence that his party will retain the Mumbai civic body. He said the BJP has no legacy of its own and had to install a massive statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who banned the RSS when he was the country's home minister. Referring to the BJP-led Mahayuti's manifesto, speaking of giving ₹ 2,100 per month to women under the Laadki Bahin scheme and loan waiver to farmers, he said the BJP did not fulfil these promises after the assembly elections. 'They (BJP) promised me that the Shiv Sena would have the chief minister's post for two and a half years, but didn't keep the promise," said Uddhav Thackeray, who parted ways with the BJP over the CM post after the 2019 assembly elections. When the opposition contested the Lok Sabha polls by forming the INDIA group, PM Narendra Modi compared the opposition bloc to the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Thackeray claimed, adding that after Operation Sindoor, Modi sent MPs of the same opposition bloc all over the world to present India's stand. The BJP maligns opposition leaders with corruption charges, and then inducts them into the party, Thackeray said. Responding to Thackeray's accusations, Shinde claimed he was desperate for power and was therefore seeking an alliance with the MNS. Shinde said his party functioned as per Bal Thackeray's ideology. Shiv Sena (UBT) did not get even one-third of the votes polled by his Shiv Sena in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls, Shinde said. 'Whatever votes they got was because of the Congress as the real Shiv Sena voters have bid them goodbye,'' he said. 'Balasaheb Thackeray opposed Congress, but those desperate for power aligned with that party as they are desperate for power. UBT has betrayed the Marathi people, Shiv Sena voters and have abandoned Hindutva,' he said. Shinde said he has never seen a betrayer like Uddhav Thackeray 'who changes colours like a chameleon'. He said he will never compromise on Hindutva for power. 'Why do you hesitate to call Balasaheb as Hindu Hriday Samrat? You join hands with those who abuse Modi and (Amit) Shah who fulfilled Balasaheb's dream of Ram temple and abolishing Article 370. Why do you sit with those who abuse Savarkar and Hindu religion,' Shinde said. 'Are you Indian or are you a Pakistani agent? Pakistan uses your statements against India,' Shinde said, naming Uddhav Thackeray. Like Nana Patekar in the film, I am standing before these traitors and telling them, Come on, kill me. Shinde also mocked Shiv Sena (UBT) for celebrating the party's foundation day, claiming that the Thackeray-led group came into existence only three years ago. How can a group formed on October 10, 2022, celebrate the Shiv Sena's 59th foundation day, he added.
Indian Express
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
59th foundation day of Sena: Shinde sounds BMC poll bugle, says Uddhav Sena looted Mumbai treasury
Sounding the poll bugle for the upcoming elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena UBT, which ruled the civic body for over two decades, of looting it and now invoking the 'fight for Mumbai' campaign for 'political gain'. Shinde was referring to Sena UBT MLA and former minister Aaditya Thackeray's recently launched 'ladha Mumbai cha' (fight for Mumbai) campaign. He was speaking at the event to mark the 59th foundation day of Shiv Sena in Worli. 'Just like a demon's life is tied to a parrot, their lifeline is the BMC treasury, and hence they now remember Mumbai and fight for Mumbai, and are making baseless claims of plot to break Mumbai from Maharashtra,' Shinde said, alluding to the Sena UBT. He added, 'Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra. No matter who comes or even if seven generations descend, no one can separate it from the state.' Reaffirming his allegiance to Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology and referring to the foundation day event of Sena UBT, Shinde said, 'Ours is a gathering of principles, theirs is one of desperation for power. We have preserved Balasaheb's vision, and that's why Shiv Sena is charging ahead.' Taking a dig at Uddhav, Shinde said, 'Even a chameleon takes time to change colour — not these people. Balasaheb once gave up his voting rights for Hindutva but never compromised. Today, those claiming to be his heirs have sold themselves for power.' Referring to Uddhav's remark during the foundation day event of Sena UBT, Shinde said, 'What's the point of hitting someone politically dead? Maharashtra has already killed you in polls.' Recalling a dialogue from the film Prahaar, Thackeray said during a rally, 'Like Nana Patekar in the film, I am standing before these traitors and telling them, Come on, kill me.' 'You were in power all these years, looting the treasury, playing with Mumbaikars' health, and now you remember the Mumbai fight?' he asked. On ongoing investigations into the Mithi River desilting scam, Shinde warned, 'One person(actor Dino Morea) is already being probed — if he starts speaking, many will fall like dominoes. No one will escape the crocodile grip of the Mithi River.' 'Get ready to win,' he told party workers. 'The saffron flag of Mahayuti will fly high over municipal corporations, councils, and village panchayats.' During his address, Shinde announced the launch of a new campaign titled 'Dowry-free Maharashtra' to protect the women facing dowry harrassment. The initiative, spearheaded by Sena's women's wing, comes in the wake of the tragic death of Vaishnavi Hagwane in Pune, allegedly due to dowry harassment. 'Like the daughters of Maharashtra, daughter-in-laws are also like my own sisters. This campaign will begin at Anand Ashram in Thane and expand across the state. Every Sena Shakha will become a second home for women facing dowry-related abuse,' Shinde said. Earlier in the day, Shinde Sena mocked Uddhav Sena for celebrating the party's foundation day, claiming the Sena UBT came into existence only three years ago and should celebrate its foundation day on October 10, 2022, when the Election Commission granted it the name and mashal as its poll symbol.
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Come on, kill me!': Uddhav quotes Nana Patekar, calls Shinde rally a 'gathering of thieves' as Sena war peaks on foundation day
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena's 59th foundation day turned into a full-blown family feud on Thursday, with Uddhav Thackeray accusing the BJP of sabotaging a possible alliance with cousin Raj Thackeray's MNS , and Eknath Shinde firing back with taunts of betrayal and hunger for power. Holding parallel rallies in Mumbai, both Sena factions invoked Bal Thackeray's legacy, and tore into each other over who truly upholds it. While Shinde's group gathered at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Uddhav's faction chose the Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion. At the Sion rally, Uddhav quoted a fierce line from the 1991 film Prahaar to lash out at the Shinde camp. 'Like Nana Patekar in the movie, I stand before the gaddars and say, 'Come on, kill me!'' he said, before adding, 'But come with an ambulance, like in Trishul, because you'll need it.' He alleged the BJP was working overtime to block any unity between Marathi parties. 'They're holding hotel meetings to stop us. But if you try to destroy the Thackeray brand, we will destroy the BJP,' Uddhav thundered, referring to Raj Thackeray's recent meeting with deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Uddhav also hit out at the BJP over Hindi imposition, calling it an attempt to divide voters before civic polls. 'The BJP has no legacy of its own, so they built a giant statue of Sardar Patel, the man who banned the RSS,' he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo He tore into the Mahayuti manifesto, calling promises like Rs 2,100 to women and farm loan waivers a 'fraud,' and accused the government of 'gifting away' Mumbai's Dharavi to the Adani Group. Shinde, responding at his Worli event, said Uddhav had no right to invoke Bal Thackeray. 'You abandoned his ideology, tied up with the Congress and NCP, the same people Balasaheb fought all his life.' 'You didn't get even one-third of the votes we did,' Shinde said. 'Your votes came from Congress. Real Shiv Sainiks have said goodbye to you.' He mocked Uddhav's rally as a 'gathering of thieves,' and questioned how Sena (UBT), born in 2022, could claim to celebrate 59 years of Shiv Sena. In a blistering attack, Shinde asked, 'Why do you hesitate to call Balasaheb Hindu Hriday Samrat? Why do you ally with those who insult Savarkar and the Ram Mandir?' He even questioned Thackeray's patriotism, saying, 'Are you Indian or a Pakistani agent?' As the two rival Senas spar for control over Mumbai, and Marathi voters, Thursday made one thing clear: the legacy of Bal Thackeray remains the battleground, but the war is now personal.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Operation Sindoor: Meet the actors who were with Indian Armed forces before joining Bollywood
Nana Patekar: From Sets to the Frontlines Bikramjeet Kanwarpal: Soldier Before Stardom Achyut Potdar: From Lecture Halls to Army Camps Gufi Paintal: Patriot Behind the Iconic Villain Anand Bakshi & Rehman: Naval and Aerial Service Mohammed Ali Shah: Legacy of Valor As the echoes of Operation Sindoor reverberate across the nation, India's military strength is again under the global lens. But the limelight isn't confined to defense strategies and war rooms—some faces from the silver screen also share a history of valiant service. These actors didn't just portray patriots in films—they donned real uniforms and served India with for his gritty performances, veteran actor Nana Patekar once answered a real call of duty during the 1999 Kargil conflict. Though initially denied, his persistence—and prior intense training with the Maratha Light Infantry for the film Prahaar—led then-Defense Minister George Fernandes to grant him a temporary commission. By August 1999, Patekar was officially serving as a captain in the Indian Army, bridging his reel heroism with real late Bikramjeet Kanwarpal wore the olive green long before stepping into the limelight. Enlisting in 1989, he served with distinction until retiring as a major in 2002. Inspired by his father, Lt. Col. Dwarka Nath Kanwarpal, his army values remained with him throughout his acting career. Known for roles in Page 3, 2 States, and 24, he often reminisced about his time in service—stories fondly remembered by colleagues after his untimely passing at 52 due to gracing Bollywood with performances in 3 Idiots and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Achyut Potdar served in the Indian Army. Beginning his career as a professor, he soon pivoted to military service and later to films at age 44. His decades-spanning acting journey is rooted in the discipline he acquired during his army tenure, which concluded in known as 'Shakuni Mama' from Mahabharata, Gufi Paintal also served India during the 1962 Indo-China War. Then a student of engineering, he was recruited directly from college and joined the Artillery unit along the China border—an experience that shaped his resilience and on-screen Anand Bakshi served in the Indian Navy from 1944 to 1956 before becoming a musical legend. Similarly, actor Rehman once flew with the Royal Indian Air Force before becoming a matinee idol through films like Waqt and Pyar Ki Shah's nephew, Mohammed Ali Shah, brought authenticity to his army officer role in Haider—a role he lived in real life as an officer posted at the Indo-Pak border for two years before joining cinema.
