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Bal Keshav Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: [baːɭ̆ keːʃəʋ ʈʰaːk(ə)ɾeː]; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing pro-Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra.
Nov 17, 2012 · Bal Keshav Thackeray was a staunch Congress opponent since his early days. Born on the birth day of Subhash Chandra Bose, January 23, 1927, the founder of Shiv Sena was a rebellion since childhood. As his social worker father could not pay his school fees because of poverty the school asked Thackeray to leave when he was in sixth standard.
May 21, 2024 · Bal Thackeray was an Indian journalist and politician, founder of the Shiv Sena political party, and advocate of a strong pro-Hindu policy in India. He was regarded as the most powerful man in Maharashtra but was accused of inciting anti-Muslim violence.
In the 2000s, Bal Thackeray found a new target for his hatred – poor migrants in Mumbai from Utter Pradesh and Bihar. Bal Thackeray’s nephew, Raj Thackeray has been trying to establish himself politically in the image of his uncle by taking an even more radical anti North Indian stance. Bal Thackeray held and preached anti-Muslims views.
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has not been keeping well for some time. In a recorded message to party workers, he had virtually announced his retirement from public life. Take a look at Bal Thackeray's life.
Bal Thackeray, a maverick politician who roused emotions on Marathi pride and catapulted Shiv Sena to power in Maharashtra in the 1990s, died in Mumbai on Saturday after having been critically...
Nov 17, 2012 · Hindu fundamentalist politician Bal Thackeray, the founder of the right-wing Shiv Sena party, has died in Mumbai at the age of 86.
