Amid speculation that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has withdrawn his remark on the birthplace of the Shirdi saint Saibaba, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil said, here on Monday, the controversy was resolved amicably.
CM Uddhav Thackeray calls meeting over Shirdi Temple ‘bandh'
Amid the furor over Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's comment, the locals of Shirdi on Sunday decided to call off bandh tomorrow. A bandh was called today in Shirdi town, against Thackeray's reported comment calling Pathri Sai Baba's birthplace.
Amid the uproar over his remark on Saibaba's birthplace, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a meeting on Monday at 2 pm with villagers and CEO of Shirdi Saibaba Temple Trust.
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) DM Muglikar said that a meeting has been called tomorrow by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to talk on the 'bandh'.
Amid the uproar over his remark on Saibaba's birthplace, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a meeting on Monday at 2 pm with villagers and CEO of Shirdi Saibaba Temple Trust.
Devotees visited Shirdi Sai Baba temple despite 'bandh' called in Shirdi town, against CM Uddhav Thackeray's reportedly claimed Pathri in Parbhani as Sai Baba's birthplace.
A call has been given for indefinite closure of Shirdi after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's reported comment terming Pathri in Parbhani as Sai Baba's birthplace.
Shirdi town in Maharashtra, where Sai Baba remained till his death, will remain closed for an indefinite period from today (Sunday) in the wake of state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision to develop Pathri town in Parbhani district as Sai Baba's birthplace.
A call has been given for indefinite closure of Shirdi after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's reported comment terming Pathri in Parbhani as Sai Baba's birthplace.
CM Thackeray had stoked a major controversy after announcing a Rs 100 crore package for Pathri, claiming that it was the birthplace of the world-renowned saint. The decision to allot funds didn’t go down well with residents of Shirdi
The city of Shirdi is now closed indefinitely. There is anger among the people of Shirdi after a statement by CM Uddhav Thackeray.
Angry devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba have called for the closure of Shirdi from Sunday. The villagers had called an urgent Gram Sabha on Saturday to outline the movement. The city of Shirdi is now closed indefinitely. There is anger among the people of Shirdi after a statement by CM Uddhav Thackeray.
This year on the occasion of 100 years of Sai Baba' s samadhi in Shirdi, the devotees presented donations of 17 crores in 11 days.
The 11-day holiday rush saw over 8 lakh visitors thronging the Saibaba Temple in Shirdi, which received Rs 17.42 crore in donations, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) said on Saturday.
Famous Shirdi Sai Baba temple gets donations of Rs 287 crore in 2019
Rani Mukerji's latest release Mardaani 2 opened to positive responses from critics and audiences. The film managed to collect over Rs 18 crore on its opening weekend.
Spicejet connects Shirdi with Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru and since November 14 its operations had been suspended when the airport also was shuttered due to low visibility.
Low visibility at the Shirdi airport in Maharashtra has forced the operator to "halt" all operations since November 14, resulting in cancellation of some 84 flights by various airlines, a senior aerodrome official said on Tuesday. Shirdi Airport, which started commercial flights from October 2018, at present operates 14 daily services to and from several destinations.
Shirdi Assembly Constituency Result: With only five candidates in the fray for the Shirdi assembly seat, BJP's Radhakrishna Eknathrao Vikhe Patil has won by defeating Congress' Thorat Suresh Jagannath with a margin of 86235 votes.
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