Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday said his party is ready to come together with anyone who will work to protect the interests of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos, reported the PTI.
Aaditya Thackeray`s statement comes amid the rapprochement buzz between the Uddhav Thackeray-led party and Raj Thackeray`s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Talking to reporters In Mumbai, Aaditya Thackeray accused the BJP of “swallowing” Mumbai and Maharashtra. He said injustice is being meted out to Maharashtra by the BJP.
“We have been saying this consistently. We are ready to work with anyone, any party that is ready to work in the interests of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos,” he said, according to the PTI.
“Our responsibility is to bring in change. Any party that is working to protect the interests of Maharashtra needs to come together and fight,” he said on a question on an alliance between the MNS and the Shiv Sena (UBT), the news agency reported.
The Thackeray cousins have sparked speculation about a possible reconciliation with their recent statements indicating they could ignore “trivial issues” and join hands nearly two decades after a bitter parting of ways.
While Raj Thackeray has said uniting in the interest of Marathi manoos (Marathi-speaking people) was not difficult, Uddhav Thackeray has insisted he was ready to put aside trivial fights, provided those working against Maharashtra`s interests were not entertained.
Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had on Friday said that whatever people of Maharashtra wish will happen, amid talks of possibility of an alliance between his party and the MNS led by his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray.
Talking to reporters in Mumbai, the former Maharashtra chief minister had said that there was no confusion in the minds of the workers of both the parties about this.
“Whatever people of Maharashtra wish will happen,” Uddhav Thackeray had said, according to the PTI.
The Thackeray cousins have sparked speculation about a possible reconciliation with their recent statements indicating that they could ignore “trivial issues” and join hands nearly two decades after a bitter parting of ways.
While Raj Thackeray has said uniting in the interest of Marathi manoos (Marathi-speaking people) was not difficult, Uddhav Thackeray has said he was ready to put aside trivial fights, provided those working against Maharashtra`s interests were not entertained.
(with PTI inputs)
