Fadnavis criticises Thackeray cousins' victory rally as lacking substance, compares it to wailing of Rudali
Devendra Fadnavis
on Saturday took a swipe at the Thackeray cousins' joint rally in Mumbai earlier in the day and said instead of a triumphant rally for the Marathi language, it turned out to be a hollow speech, resembling the wailing of Rudali (woman professional mourner).
"I was told that it would be a victory speech, but there was one Rudali speech also. Instead of speaking about the Marathi language, it was Rudali mentioning how their govt was pulled down. There was no victory speech in Marathi," Fadnavis said, without taking any names, after reaching Pandharpur on the eve of Ashadhi Ekadashi. He would lead a special puja at the revered Vitthal Rakhumai temple with his wife Amruta, on behalf of state govt, on Sunday.
While the CM was in Pandharpur, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, in his speech at the victory rally in Worli with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Uddhav Thackeray
, sarcastically said his uncle and Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray could not unite him and Uddhav, but Fadnavis' governance brought them together after 18 years.
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Reacting to Raj's statement, Fadnavis said, "I thank Raj Thackeray for giving me credit for bringing two cousins together. I must be getting all the blessings from the late Balasaheb Thackeray."
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Fadnavis criticised Uddhav's party, saying it failed to deliver for Mumbai despite 25 years in power in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). "They could not do any notable work. But we changed the face of Mumbai under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi at the Centre. Under their (Uddhav Thackeray) leadership, Marathi Manoos had to leave Mumbai. But when we formed govt, we ensured that the Marathi Manoos of BDD chawl, Patra chawl and Abhyuday Nagar got rehabilitated at the same place.
Yeah public hai, sab janti hai (The public knows everything)," the CM said.
"Be it Marathi or non-Marathi people of Mumbai, they all are with us. We are proud Marathi, but at the same time, we are proud Hindus too. Our Hindutva takes everybody along," Fadnavis added.
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