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Anand Dighe (27 January 1951- 26 August 2001) popularly known as Dharmaveer was an Indian politician and social worker. He was a senior leader and Thane district Unit Chief of Shiv Sena. [2] [3] [4] He mentored many young politicians from Thane region such as Eknath Shinde, Ravindra Phatak and Rajan Vichare. [5] Career.
The big reveal he alluded to pertained to the death of the late Shiv Sena strongman Anand Dighe, who died after an accident in 2001.
Jul 6, 2022 · Anand Dighe was arrested in 1989 under various sections of the IPC and the erstwhile Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in connection with the murder of Sridhar Khopkar, a Shiv Sena corporator who was accused of cross-voting that supposedly led to the Sena’s defeat in the Thane mayoral election.
Jun 25, 2022 · Anand Dighe (centre), who began his career in the Sena from the grass-roots level, died of heart attack in 2001 at the age of 49 after he met with an accident. (Express archive photo) Another agitation that he later kicked off was to claim Hindus’ rights over the Durgadi fort in Kalyan.
Jul 1, 2022 · Who is Anand Dighe? Anand Dighe was a follower of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and the mentor of rebel leader Eknath Shinde. He began his political career in the Shiv Sena and became the president of the party’s Thane unit in 1984.
Jun 26, 2022 · In Thane, posters of ‘Guruvarya Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb’ can be found plastered across the district. But who is Dighe? Anand Dighe was a follower of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray...
1 day ago · Eknath Shinde launches poster for 'Dharmaveer 2' movie about his mentor Anand Dighe. The first part of the movie was released in 2022, just before Shinde led a revolt against the leadership of ...
May 8, 2024 · The question of “Dighe’s Real Shishya” has emerged as a major bone of contention in the ongoing campaigning of the two candidates and holds an added import for Thane which was not only Dighe’s citadel but also an integral Sena stronghold.
Jul 6, 2022 · Mumbai: In May this year, Eknath Shinde — then a minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government — was seen enthusiastically promoting a reverential biopic of the late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, whom he considers his mentor. Dighe, who died in 2001 at the age of 50, was to the people of Thane almost what Bal Thackeray was to ...
Dighe who embodied the idea of a hard-core Sainik was a skilled organiser, and built the party up from scratch in the Thane-Dombivali and Kalyan belt. Under his leadership this entire...
