On January 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the late Balasaheb Thackeray via a tweet on his social media handle 'X.' Bal Thackeray Birth Anniversary 2024: PM Narendra Modi Remembers Shiv Sena Founder, Says ‘He Was a Towering Figure’.
In a tweet, PM Modi said he would always cherish his interactions with the Maratha leader, one of the early pioneers of hardline Hindutva politics, who enjoyed a large following.
Balasaheb Thackeray was born on January 23, 1926 in Pune. Balasaheb left his job as a cartoonist in the daily newspaper 'Free Press Journal' in 1960 to found the Shiv Sena on June 19, 1966 to advocate for the interest of Marathis or the people of Maharashtra.