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From 8 stents in heart to classy photography skills – all you need to know about Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray along with wife Rashmi

Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra today evening at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.

Age: 59 years

Birth Date: July 27, 1960

Fathers name: Bal Thackeray

Mother’s name: Mina Thackeray

Siblings: Bindumadhav Thackeray, Jaidev Thackeray

Wife: Rashmi Thackeray

Children: Aaditya and Tejas

Residence: Matoshree, Mumbai

Profession: Editor-in-Chief of Saamana (Marathi newspaper)

Political role: Shiv Sena Chief

The 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Uddhav Thackeray (59) is the current Chief of Shiv Sena. He is the son of Shiv Sena founder, late Balasaheb and Meena Thackeray.

Known to be soft-spoken, Thackeray is the Editor-In-Chief of Saamana, a prominent Marathi newspaper, which was founded by Balasaheb Thackeray.

?Born on 27 July 1960 in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray is a graduate from JJ School of Arts and an author. He is also a professional photographer whose work has appeared in various magazines and has been showcased at numerous exhibitions.

Thackeray is set to become the first member of the Thackeray family to occupy the Chief Ministerial post.

Thackeray is the first Shiv Sena member in 20 years to become CM of Maharashtra after Manohar Joshi and Narayan Rane.

He has never contested an election previously and has never been a member of the state assembly.

Thackeray’s son Aaditya created history by becoming the first member of the Thackeray family to contest any election. Aaditya had contested the assembly elections from Worli in Mumbai  in 2019.

Aaditya Thackeray (Photo source: facebook)

Uddhav Thackeray was appointed as the working president of Shiv Sena in 2003. The move came as a surprise to many, as his cousin Raj Thackeray was expected to get the post.

Gradually, after fallout between the two, Raj left the Shiv Sena in 2006 to form his own party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Political career

He was handed over the responsibility of managing the party during 2002 Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, in which Shiv Sena performed well. It was the first time that anyone saw Thackeray’s leadership qualities and flair for politics.

He then started working with the party more closely, and was declared as the working president of the party in 2003. In 2004, Balasaheb Thackeray announced him as the next party chief.

Personal Life

Thackeray is married to Rashmi Thackeray and has two sons, Aaditya and Tejas. While Aditya is the president of the Yuva Sena and newly elected Member of Legislative Assembly, Tejas is said to be pursuing his studies in the US.

Thackeray in 2016 underwent angiography in a follow-up to the angioplasty, which he had had in 2012, when doctors had put in eight stents to remove the constrictions for multiple blockages in three main arteries in his heart.

Creative aspects

His photo book Maharashtra Desha (2010), that comprises aerial shots, is a glimpse into the cultural fabric, physical beauty and historical perspective of Maharashtra.

Pahava Vitthal (2011) capturing various aspects of rural Maharashtra and the Warkaris during Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage has also been received very well by national and international audiences.

He also exhibited a deeper commitment to larger issues when he raised funds for farmer drought relief and wild life conservation through his photography exhibitions.

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Chinese attack in Galwan was pre-planned; govt. was fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi

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Sneha Shah | Delhi
Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the PM Modi-led government in June 19 saying that the government was fast-asleep even as tension increased on the Indo-Chinese border. Gandhi claimed that the Chinese attack in Galwan valley in Ladakh was ?pre-planned and that soldiers paid the price of government’s mistake.

Gandhi took to twitter to question the Government’s alertness on the standoff at the border. Gandhi cited an ANI report, which quoted Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik as saying that the violent face off, which killed around 20 Indian soldiers was ?pre-planned by China? and that the Indian forces will give a ?befitting reply.

Gandhi’s tweet read:

It’s now crystal clear that:

  1. The Chinese attack in Galwan was pre-planned.

  2. GOI was fast asleep and denied the problem.

  3. The price was paid by our martyred Jawans.

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Gandhi’s attack on the government comes before an all-party meeting, which will be convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19 evening to discuss the India-China border situation.

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COVID-19 positive Congress MLA votes in PPE kit for Rajya Sabha polls

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COVID-19 positive Congress MLA votes in PPE kit for Rajya Sabha polls…

COVID-19 positive Congress MLA Kunal Chaudhary arrived in a PPE kit to cast his vote for the 24-seat Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
Congress MLA in PPE kit

Congress MLA Kunal Chaudhary, who is a COVID-19 patient, arrived in a PPE kit to cast his vote for the 24-seat Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

The MLA, who was the last one to vote, was tested for COVID-19 on June 12. Chaudhary told NDTV, “I reached Vidhan Sabha around 12.45 pm in an ambulance, with full precaution wearing a PPE kit, the officials were also wearing PPE kit, though I felt they were a bit scared, which is natural. I voted for my party candidate and came back. To ensure virus doesn’t get spread from respiratory droplets, people around him ensured strict social distancing.

In Madhya Pradesh, a candidate needs 52 votes for winning a seat in the Rajya Sabha elections.

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Ramdas Athawale calls for ban on restaurants selling Chinese food, asks citizens to stop eating it

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RPI President and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that the controversy surrounding Dalits should now come to and end.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale (File photo/Nation Next)

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, President of Republican Party of India (RPI-A), on June 18, called for a ban on restaurants and hotels serving Chinese cuisine and also asked the citizens to stop eating Chinese food.

Athawale, who coined the famous Go Corona, Go Corona? chant in February, made the statement against the backdrop of clash between Indian and Chinese armed forces in the Galwan valley area of Ladakh on June 15. The clash led to deaths of around 20 Indian Army personnel including a Colonel rank officer.

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Athawale said, Restaurants selling Chinese food should be banned. Restaurants should be closed by the order of the state government. I appeal people who consume Chinese food to boycott it.

The Chinese literature should also be banned. Its products should be banned and it’s companies too should not be given business here. We should develop such companies in India, which can manufacture the same products here, the Union Minister added.

Athawale warned China to reconsider its actions and stop its criminal activities on the border. You took Buddha from us but we don’t want yuddha (war) with you. A war will prove to be costly for both countries, economically and loss of lives will also occur. If we (Indians) are not crossing the border, then why are you doing so?? he added.

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