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  Will Raj Thackeray join NDA? Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar meets MNS president

  Maharashtra | February 19, 2024 15:05 IST

  Thackeray's party has a hold in Mumbai as the MNS garners about 7 to 8 percent of the votes in the elections, hence, if the NDA succeeds in bringing him onboard, it will help BJP in the capital city.

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  Raj Thackeray causes uproar at toll booth, issues warning in 'MNS style' | WATCH

  Maharashtra | January 07, 2024 22:56 IST

  Raj Thackeray, accompanied by party workers, ordered the toll booth to open, allowing vehicles, including an ambulance, to pass without toll charges. In a video, he issued a stern warning to toll booth workers, threatening MNS-style intervention with bamboo if improvements weren't made.

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  Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray's MNS to contest 3 Lok Sabha seats in Thane district, say sources

  Maharashtra | August 18, 2023 10:16 IST

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray confirmed on Monday that he has received an offer to join BJP.

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  What's brewing new in Maharashtra as Raj Thackeray meets CM Eknath Shinde, speculations begin

  Maharashtra | July 07, 2023 18:45 IST

  Raj Thackeray's meeting with CM Eknath Shinde has once again triggered new speculations as to what could happen next in the Maharashtra politics.

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  'Want to tell CM Eknath Shinde': Raj Thackeray's advice for Maharashtra Chief Minister

  Maharashtra | March 22, 2023 22:22 IST

  I want to tell CM Eknath Shinde, you got the seat, now you must work for Maharashtra. Don't do rallies where Uddhav Thackeray does rallies. There are many important issues in the state, Raj Thackeray said in Mumbai.

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  Andheri East bypoll: BJP may withdraw candidate after Raj Thackeray urges Fadnavis, say sources

  India | October 17, 2022 0:03 IST

  Andheri East bypolls: Raj Thackeray wrote to Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, requesting him to not field a candidate for the Andheri East bypolls against Rutuja Latke, who is the candidate of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.

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  Vedanta-Foxconn plant: Was money demanded from firm, asks MNS' Raj Thackeray

  India | September 19, 2022 16:57 IST

  Vedanta-Foxconn plant: Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray rued the political situation in the state over the last few years and said it was tough to understand or guess who would ally with whom to form a government.

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  'King's son won't...': Taking dig at Uddhav, MNS leader shares Bal Thackeray's pic with nephew Raj

  India | July 25, 2022 9:10 IST

  Maharashtra news: Meanwhile, sources said on Monday that the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena will move Supreme Court against the Election Commission.

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  Uddhav Thackeray tried to resign twice, stopped by Sharad Pawar, say sources

  India | June 28, 2022 6:09 IST

  Uddhav wanted to resign as Maharashtra Chief Minister after the Facebook LIVE he conducted on June 22 but was stopped by Sharad Pawar, sources said.

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  Parliament's Privileges Committee summons Maha officials over arrest of Navneet Rana

  India | May 28, 2022 6:51 IST

  Officials are asked to appear before the committee regarding April 25 complaint of Navneet Rana alleging patently illegal arrest and the consequent inhuman treatment meted out to her in Khar Police Station, Mumbai.

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  Ploy to 'trap' MNS workers into legal hassles: Raj Thackeray on deferring his Ayodhya visit

  India | May 22, 2022 16:13 IST

  Addressing an indoor rally at a hall in Pune city of Maharashtra, Thackeray said he has to undergo surgery on June 1 and after recovering from it, he would again address a public meeting.

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  'Raj Thackeray won't be allowed to enter Ayodhya till...': BJP MP

  India | May 17, 2022 21:35 IST

  Calling it a protest for self-esteem, the BJP MP said during a press briefing here that if Raj Thackeray did not apologise, protests will be staged against his visit and he will not be allowed to enter Ayodhya city.

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  MP Navneet Rana, her MLA-husband pray at Hanuman temple in Delhi for Thackeray's ouster | Watch

  India | May 14, 2022 13:57 IST

  Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were earlier arrested by Mumbai police after they said they will recite thr Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence.

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  OPINION | Who is the greater Hindutva proponent? Raj or Uddhav Thackeray?

  India | May 05, 2022 15:52 IST

  The home department of Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that out of 1,135 mosques in Mumbai, there were 135 mosques where ‘azaan’(call to prayer) was being made over loudspeakers above the decibel limit set by the Supreme Court in its 2005 order. Nearly 1,500 mosques and 1,300 temples have sought permission from the state government for use of loudspeaker, a home department official said.

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  'Will continue playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques during Azaan until...': Raj Thackeray

  India | May 04, 2022 18:18 IST

  Reiterating that it's not a religious but a social issue, Raj Thackeray said, "It's not only about mosques, there are several temples where illegal loudspeakers are running. I have already made it clear that it's (illegal loudspeakers) not a religious issue but a social issue."

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  'Play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers tomorrow if...': Raj Thackeray's appeal to all Hindus

  India | May 03, 2022 21:38 IST

  MNS chief Raj Thackeray in a two-page letter said, "I appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow, the 4th of May, if you hear the loudspeakers blaring the azan; in those very places, play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers! That's when they will realise, the hindrance of these loudspeakers."

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  'Don't perform aarti...' Raj Thackeray's appeal to MNS workers as Akshaya Tritiya, Eid date clashes

  India | May 02, 2022 16:30 IST

  During a mega rally in Aurangabad to mark Maharashtra Day, Thackeray on Sunday reminded Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to bring down all loudspeakers atop mosques in the state reiterating his May 3 deadline.

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  After Eid... I will not listen to anybody: Raj Thackeray's ultimatum on removal of loudspeakers

  India | May 01, 2022 23:20 IST

  Addressing a mega public rally in Aurangabad, Raj Thackeray said that he won’t be responsible for what all happens after the May 3 deadline to remove the loudspeakers from the mosques.

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  Clad in saffron shawl, Raj Thackeray heads to Aurangabad for mega rally; hopes to shake up MVA govt

  India | December 27, 2022 3:23 IST

  Bombay high court on Friday imposed a Rs1 lakh cost on a petitioner while rejecting a PIL that sought the court's direction to stop MNS chief Raj Thackeray's public rally on May 1.

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  Frame national policy on loudspeakers, implement in BJP-ruled states first: Sanjay Raut to Govt

  India | April 20, 2022 16:17 IST

  The use of loudspeakers has become a hot-button issue after MNS chief Raj Thackeray earlier this month demanded that loudspeakers at mosques in Maharashtra be removed.