Maꦗharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday unveiled his par🧔ty's new flag which is saffron in colour, setting tongues wagging in political circles about a possible ideological shift.
Thackeray 💝unveiled the new flag, which in the centre bears a 'rajmudra' (royal seal used during the times of warriorꦐ King Shivaji), at the party's plenary meeting in suburban Goregaon.
The partꦓy's earlier flag had saffron, blue and g🎀reen colours.
Before unveiling the ♕flag, the MNS chief paid tributes to his uncle and late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on the latter's 94th birth anniversary on Thursday.
He also inducted his son, Amit Thackeray⛎, into the party.
Amit's name was announced by a seniꩵor leader Bala Nandgaonkar and greeted with a standing ovation by the 20,000-plus gathering at the NSE Ground, Goregaon.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray was inducted into the party. (Apoorva Salkade/Outlook)
"This is my first-ever address on a public platform in the past 14 years of the party and my 27 years (age)... I am truly overwhelmed. This would not have been possible without the guidance and encouragement of Raj-Saheb Thackeray," Amit said in his br꧃ief speech.
During the inaugural session of the MNS plenary meet, he also paid respects to Hindutva i﷽deologue V D Savarkar besides Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, B R Ambedkar and his grandfather Prabhodhankar Thacke𝔉ray.
The MNS was set up in 2006 after Raj Thackeray split fr♛om the Shiv Sena.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS)
