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The Rise and Fall of the Thackeray’s

The topic that I chose to write today is personally a little painful to pen down but post the so called “Sabha” taken by Raj Tahckeray I had to say enough is enough. As the “Marathi manus” from Mumbai I have come to live with the terms “Thackeray Shaili”(style) and Thackrey dominance and honestly enjoyed every bit of it till a few years ago, precisely till the death of “BALA SAHEB THACKERAY.” The man who ruled Mumbai or Mumbai let him rule itself I don’t know, since the love that the man received here was not just unconditional but also of a kind seldom a regional politician has got. Nothing about BALA Saheb the man was normal, his charisma and his enigma just ran through the blood of every Marathi youth. The famous Mumbai bandh and the various anodolans will be etched in the minds of the people living here forever.  For the people of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s in Maharashtra and specially in Mumbai one more photo was added in the list of photos people worship at home “BAL KESHAV THACKE