Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finish him and asserted he had the blessings of his late father Bal Thackeray and the people.
In an interview to party mouthpiece Saamana’s executive editor Sanjay Raut, Thackeray wanted to know how the BJP could take credit for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya when it was not ready to take responsibility for the demolition of the Babri Masjid there in 1992.
In the second part of the interview, which was published in Saamana on Thursday, the former Maharashtra chief minister said it was the Supreme Court, which resolved the Ram temple issue. If you want to finish me then do that. Let us see. I have the blessings of my father and the people, said Thackeray attacking the BJP.
Thackeray also asserted that his country is his family, underlining that this is Hindutva. Thackeray said he did agree with rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar that NCP supremo Sharad Pawar should retire due to his age. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief asserted that such statements went against the tradition of Maharashtra.