Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 97th birth anniversary on Monday, saying he devoted his l💞ife to publಞic welfare.
Modi said he would always cherish his interactions with the Maratha leader, one of the early pioneers of hardl🔥ine Hindutva politics, who enjoyed a large following.
"Remembering Balasaheb Thackeray Ji on his birth anniversary. I will always cherish my various interactions with him. He was blessed with rich knowledge and wit💧. He devoted his life to public welfare," the prime minister tweeted.
The Shiv Sena recently split into two factions with the one commanding the support of a majority of its lawmakers siding 🙈with the BJP🗹, while another headed by Thackeray's son Uddhav Thackeray aligning with the Opposition in the state.
