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Shinde invokes tigers and Sholay as Uddhav offers resignation on foundation day
NDTV··20 Jun
NDTV reported that Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray marked Shiv Sena's 60th foundation day with duelling speeches, with Shinde comparing rivals to barking dogs and Thackeray offering to step down if workers lost faith.
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What It Means For You
- Maharashtra politics faces another high-profile defection wave.
- Rival Sena factions are competing for Bal Thackeray's legacy.
- Parliamentary opposition strength could shrink further.
What's Happening
- Shinde and Uddhav held separate foundation day rallies.
- Six UBT Lok Sabha MPs are expected to defect.
- Both leaders used dramatic rhetoric to rally cadres.
Factional History
- Shinde's 2022 revolt took the original party symbol.
- UBT retained nine Lok Sabha seats after the split.
- Operation Tiger is the alleged BJP-backed poaching drive.
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