In a peculiar set of political events, the Shiv Sena founded in June 1966 by the late Balasaheb Thackeray unexpectedly 'split after a mass rebellion in June 2022 and the legendary cartoonist-turned-politicians political and Hindutva legacies .
Uddhav Thackeray made it amply clear that his party has immense respect for VD Savarkar. At the same time, he added that BJP should not play politics either.
The ruling alliance BSS-BJP leaders demanded 'purification' of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray for meeting and hugging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Nanded.