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Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, is no more
IANS
The Pioneer
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Mumbai - Shiv Sena chief Bal Keshav Thackeray, the
militant flagbearer of Hindu nationalism and regional
chauvinism who did not hesitate to resort to mob tactics
to have his will enforced, died here Saturday at 3.30
p.m. He was 86.
His doctor, Jaleel Parker, made the announcement at 4.55
p.m. outside Matoshri, his residence, that was as much
the city's landmark as a place of pilgrimage for millions
of supporters throughout the state.
Thousands of them had been standing in vigil outside his
home in upscale Bandra East area of Mumbai for the last
72 hours as the news got out about Thackeray's failing
health.
He is survived by his sons, political heir and Shiv Sena
executive president Uddhav Thackeray and filmmaker
Jaidev. A widower, Thackeray's wife Meena and his eldest
son Bindhumadhav passed away in 1996.
His nephew, Raj Thackeray, once considered his political
heir, broke away to form his own regional party, the
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which often competed
with Shiv Sena in espousing extreme rightwing views that
championed local Marathi pride and exclusivism at the
expense of other communities that resided in India's
richest and most industrialised state.
The former cartoonist, who in the later years sported a
stylish beard and wore twin bead necklaces in the manner
of Hindu gurus, Thackeray ran his political party Shiv
Sena (the army of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity),
like a local militia. He leaves behind a legacy of anti-
minority poison that has been scourge of Mumbai, the
country's financial and entertainment capital.
Active till the end, Thackeray, who never hesitated to
practice his particular brand of street politics, had
just days ago on Nov 5 asked party activists "not to
permit" the forthcoming cricket matches between India and
Pakistan.
In a front-page appeal in the party mouthpiece Saamna, he
had lashed out at Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for
his statement "to forget the past" and play cricket with
Pakistan.
Thackeray was ailing for about two years and was under
regular medical treatment at home. In the last week, his
health deteriorated sharply.
According to party leaders, a virtual ICU had been
recreated at Matoshri with all emergency equipment and
medical and para-medical staff on duty round-the-clock.
His son Uddhav Thackeray was fielding scores of visitors,
politicians and showbiz celebrities as this city remained
on the edge for the last few days with heavy police
deployment outside his residence and in trouble spots
around the city.
Glamour world personalities like Amitabh Bachchan with
his son Abhishek, Rishi Kapoor and brother Randhir, Salim
Khan and son Salman Khan, Manoj Kumar, Madhur Bhandarkar
and Bappi Lahiri visited Matoshri to enquire after
Thackeray's health during the week.
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IANS
The Pioneer
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Mumbai - Shiv Sena chief Bal Keshav Thackeray, the
militant flagbearer of Hindu nationalism and regional
chauvinism who did not hesitate to resort to mob tactics
to have his will enforced, died here Saturday at 3.30
p.m. He was 86.
His doctor, Jaleel Parker, made the announcement at 4.55
p.m. outside Matoshri, his residence, that was as much
the city's landmark as a place of pilgrimage for millions
of supporters throughout the state.
Thousands of them had been standing in vigil outside his
home in upscale Bandra East area of Mumbai for the last
72 hours as the news got out about Thackeray's failing
health.
He is survived by his sons, political heir and Shiv Sena
executive president Uddhav Thackeray and filmmaker
Jaidev. A widower, Thackeray's wife Meena and his eldest
son Bindhumadhav passed away in 1996.
His nephew, Raj Thackeray, once considered his political
heir, broke away to form his own regional party, the
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which often competed
with Shiv Sena in espousing extreme rightwing views that
championed local Marathi pride and exclusivism at the
expense of other communities that resided in India's
richest and most industrialised state.
The former cartoonist, who in the later years sported a
stylish beard and wore twin bead necklaces in the manner
of Hindu gurus, Thackeray ran his political party Shiv
Sena (the army of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity),
like a local militia. He leaves behind a legacy of anti-
minority poison that has been scourge of Mumbai, the
country's financial and entertainment capital.
Active till the end, Thackeray, who never hesitated to
practice his particular brand of street politics, had
just days ago on Nov 5 asked party activists "not to
permit" the forthcoming cricket matches between India and
Pakistan.
In a front-page appeal in the party mouthpiece Saamna, he
had lashed out at Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for
his statement "to forget the past" and play cricket with
Pakistan.
Thackeray was ailing for about two years and was under
regular medical treatment at home. In the last week, his
health deteriorated sharply.
According to party leaders, a virtual ICU had been
recreated at Matoshri with all emergency equipment and
medical and para-medical staff on duty round-the-clock.
His son Uddhav Thackeray was fielding scores of visitors,
politicians and showbiz celebrities as this city remained
on the edge for the last few days with heavy police
deployment outside his residence and in trouble spots
around the city.
Glamour world personalities like Amitabh Bachchan with
his son Abhishek, Rishi Kapoor and brother Randhir, Salim
Khan and son Salman Khan, Manoj Kumar, Madhur Bhandarkar
and Bappi Lahiri visited Matoshri to enquire after
Thackeray's health during the week.
Continues here:
http://dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/top-story/109184-bal-thackeray-shiv-sena-chief-is-no-more-.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
o o o
o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used
for the educational purposes of research and open
discussion. The contents of this post may not have been
authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion
of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright
law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely
not be read, considered or answered if it does not
contain your full legal name, current e-mail and postal
addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views
expressed by others are not necessarily those of the
poster who may or may not have read the article.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This article may contain copyrighted
material the use of which may or may not have been
specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This
material is being made available in efforts to advance
the understanding of environmental, political, human
rights, economic, democratic, scientific, social, and
cultural, etc., issues. It is believed that this
constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material
as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the
material on this site is distributed without profit to
those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving
the included information for research, comment,
discussion and educational purposes by subscribing to
USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more
information go to:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
If you wish to use copyrighted material from this article
for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you
must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Since newsgroup posts are being removed by forgery by one
or more net terrorists, this post may be reposted several
times.