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Sena demands Moily’s ouster over Belgaum

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has stirred up a controversy by demanding Veerappa Moily’s resignation as the Union law minister so that Maharashtra can get justice in the inter-state border dispute.

Sena chief wants Moily’s removal

Alleging Kannadiga bias at the Centre, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday demanded the removal of Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily to ensure impartial handling of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute.

‘MLC’s views are not official stand of Cong’

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday blasted Congress and its leader Bhai Jagtap for making a statement on splitting the governance of the municipal corporation into city and suburbs.

Autonomy to Kashmir will ruin India: Thackeray

Voicing strong opposition to the proposal of giving autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the move would ruin the country.

Sainiks demonstrate outside radio offices

Heeding to the call by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for playing Marathi songs on FM radio channels, the party workers staged a demonstration outside their offices in Lower Parel.

Jr Thackeray appeals against caste-based census

Aditya Thackeray, grandson of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, has begun taking baby steps in politics. On Wednesday, he made an appeal to citizens against mentioning their caste in the census data, saying that they should write ‘Indian’ as their caste to “sustain the unity and integrity of this country’.

Sena chief attacks Pawar on IPL issue

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who shares a good relationship with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday attacked him, saying his attempts to come clean on the IPL bid row have proved futile.

Thackeray praises Javed Akhtar

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray came out in support of lyricist and Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar, who is facing threat from hardliners after he criticised the fatwa issued by Islamic body Darul Uloom Deoband against working Muslim women.

Choose between Shiv Sena and its clone, says Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday said that the Marathi manoos has continued to live in Maharashtra because of the Sena and its movements for the past 40 years and it was time to decide whether to stick with the original party or move on to a copy.

On Maharashtra Day eve, Bal Thackeray appears in public

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray made a public appearance on Friday evening after a break of nearly two years at a function at Shivaji Park in Mumbai to mark the golden jubilee of the formation of Maharashtra.

‘MNS a carbon copy of Sena’

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday strongly hit out at nephew Raj Thackeray and his Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Bal Thackeray criticises residents opposing plan

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday criticised those opposing the Shivaji Park beautification programme and called them ‘backstabbers of Marathi culture’. “Those who are opposing murals and decorative depictions of Chhatrapati Shivaji cannot be real Maharashtra lovers,” he said.

Smita to join Congress soon

Smita Thackeray, the estranged daughter-in-law of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, is expected to join the Congress soon.

‘No decision on Smita Thackeray joining Cong’

Congress on Tuesday said no decision has been taken so far on the issue of admitting Smita Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, in the party.

Marry Indian to play for India: Sena

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday lambasted tennis star Sania Mirza for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and said she is no longer an Indian.

The 84-year-old Sena supremo also said that had Sania been truly Indian at heart she would not have chosen a Pakistani.

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Sania is no longer an Indian: Sena

Sania Mirza is Shiv Sena’s latest target. Sena chief, Bal Thackeray, on Friday blasted the tennis champion for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik saying “She is no longer an Indian”.

Thackeray lambasts Sania

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday lambasted tennis star Sania Mirza for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and said she is no longer an Indian.

The 84-year-old Sena supremo also said that had Sania been truly Indian at heart she would not have chosen a Pakistani.

“Henceforth, Sania will not remain an Indian. Had her heart been Indian, it wouldn’t have beaten for a Pakis

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Smita Thackeray’s entry into Cong will take some time: Thakre

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s daughter-in-law Smita Thackeray’s plea to join Congress will take some time, Congress’ state unit president Manikrao Thakre said in Solapur.

Sea-link row: Amitabh has not committed a crime, says Thackeray

Coming out in defence of old friend Amitabh Bachchan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the actor has done nothing wrong by attending the inauguration of the second phase of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.

Thank God, we don’t have a Thackeray here: Delhi CM

“Thank God, we don’t have a Bal Thackeray here,” said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today while calling Delhi a unique city where people from across the country can live comfortably without any distinction.

Sena chief undergoes eye treatment

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray (84) underwent a minor eye laser treatment at JJ Hospital in Byculla on Thursday.

Bal Thackeray undergoes minor eye surgery

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today underwent a minor eye surgery at a public hospital in south Mumbai.

Sena slams Guv then asks for favour

A week after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray lashed out at Governor K. Sankarnarayanan for “Mumbai for all” remark, his son and party executive president Uddhav Thackeray met Sankarnarayan asking an extension of term of the Statutory Development Boards in Maharashtra by five years, reports HT Correspondent.

Smita Thackeray hails Sonia waits for signal to join Congress

Smita Thackeray, estranged daughter-in-law of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, on Thursday again expressed her desire to join Congress and hailed Sonia Gandhi as a great leader.

Smita hails Sonia Gandhi for women s quota bill praises Raj

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s estranged daughter-in-law Smita on Wednesday hailed Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi for getting the women’s reservation bill passed in the Rajya Sabha.

Chavan Govt to review stand on Thackerays

A day after the Maharashtra government told Bombay High Court that it had no evidence to take action against Sena chief Bal Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Revenue Minister Narayan Rane for political vandalism, Home Minister RR Patil directed his department to reconsider its stand and see how action could be taken against them.

State relook at nailing Thackerays

A day after the state told the Bombay High Court that it had no proof to act against Bal Thackeray, Raj Thackeray and Narayan Rane for political vandalism, Home Minister R.R. Patil told his department to reconsider its stand.

Won t stop Aussies from playing in city

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has denied having said that his party would stop Australian cricketers from playing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Mumbai.

Yet to retire says Bal Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has made it clear that he still calls the shots in the party. Addressing party workers through a video shown at a conference on United Maharashtra at Rangsharda, Bandra, on Monday, Thackeray said he had “not retired yet”.

Thackeray s Mumbai against India s integrity

Flaying Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s ‘Mumbai for Marathis’ stand, West Bengal Governor and former National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan, on Monday said such a position would undermine the nation’s integrity.

Is Chavan Maharashtra CM or SRK s bodyguard asks Thackeray

Continuing his tirade against Ashok Chavan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked whether the Congress leader was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra or Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s bodyguard. I’ve no ego, will clear misunderstanding with Thackerays: Shah Rukh

Pawar slams Sena for MNIK protests (Rediff)

Union Minister Sharad Pawar, whose recent meeting with Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray left ally Congress fuming, firmly told the Shiv Sena not to impose its authority, as he hailed Mumbaikars for defying the Sena’s protests against My Name is Khan .

Let those who love Pak lover SRK watch MNIK Thackeray

Virtually conceding that his party was whittling down its agitation against Shah Rukh Khan and his latest film My Name is Khan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday said “those who want to see the film could do so.”  Read SRK’s tweets | My Name Is Bal Thackeray

Mumbai shows Sena its spirit flocks to watch MNIK

The Shiv Sena may have been able to terrorise cinema theatre owners, at least initially, but it could not do the same to the residents of Mumbai. Mumbaikars descended in hordes to the few theatres that began screening Shah Rukh starrer My Name Is Khan, ensuring a full house at every show, reports HT.
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SRK ecstatic as Mumbai defies Sena to watch MNIK

Shah Rukh Khan woke up in Berlin to thank his fans for giving a full house support for his latest film My Name Is Khan as all the multiplexes in Mumbai started screening the film defying Shiv Sena threat. Read SRK’s tweets | My Name Is Bal Thackeray | Your say: Will you go and watch MNIK?

Limited shows of MNIK in Mumbai protests in Gujarat MP

Early morning shows of the film have been cancelled across Maharashtra, which has led the Shiv Sena to claim victory. The party said it will continue to protest till Shahrukh Khan apologises to Bal Thackeray. Meanwhile, Bajrang Dal activists have torn the posters of MNIK in Ahmedabad, there are also reports of no MNIK shows in Jabalpur, MP. Mumbai multiplex owners meet to finalise release | ‘No ego, no ill-will to anyone’ | Read SRK’s tweets | Delhi hall attacked

Limited shows of MNIK in Mumbai protests in Guj MP

Early morning shows of the film have been cancelled across Maharashtra, which has led the Shiv Sena to claim victory. The party said it will continue to protest till Shahrukh Khan apologises to Bal Thackeray. Meanwhile, Bajrang Dal activists have torn the posters of MNIK in Ahmedabad, there are also reports of no MNIK shows in Jabalpur, MP. Mumbai multiplex owners meet  | ‘No ego, no ill-will to anyone’ | Read SRK’s tweets | Delhi hall attacked

Maha Govt prevented SRK Thackeray meet Shiv Sena

As the stand-off between Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Government continues ahead of Friday release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘My Name is Khan’, the Sena today claimed the state government prevented a meeting between party chief Bal Thackeray and the actor.

It wasn t a state secret that I d call on Thackeray

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s meeting with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Sunday has acquired political undertones. In an exclusive interview, Pawar tells Sujata Anandan not to read any meaning into it.

Pawar will be finished if he goes with Sena Vilasrao

The Nationalist Congress Party, including its president Sharad Pawar, deny it vehemently. But the Union Agriculture Minister’s visit to Matoshree to call on Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Sunday evening has sat the cat among the pigeons, reports Sujata Anandan.

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