Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Leader Raj Thackeray Summoned Over Probe Into IL&FS Crisis

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday August 19, 2019

Firebrand Maharashtra politician Raj Thackeray has been summoned in connection with a case linked to the collapse of shadow bank Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) late last year by the Enforcement Directorate.

Mamata Banerjee Backs Raj Thackeray Initiative For End To Voting Machines EVMs

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday July 31, 2019

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday invited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to a rally his party will hold on August 21 in Mumbai to launch a movement demanding the end of the Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs and the return of the ballot paper.

Agreement With Congress On 240 Maharashtra Assembly Seats: Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party and the Congress had come to an agreement on 240 of the 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra, polls for which are scheduled for later this year.

Ahead Of Maharashtra Elections, Raj Thackeray Meets Sonia Gandhi

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Maharashtra leader Raj Thackeray on Monday met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, raising expectations of a formal alliance ahead of the assembly election in the state.

"Don't Incite Us": Raj Thackeray's Party On Centre's Draft Education Plan

India News | ANI | Monday June 3, 2019

Joining ranks with the recent protests over the three language formula proposed in the draft National Education Policy 2019, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on Sunday spoke against enforcement of Hindi asserting that it is not their mother tongue.

Raj Thackeray Acquitted In 2008 Maharashtra Hotel Attack Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

A court in Nashik district on Wednesday acquitted Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a 2008 case of attack on a hotel by his party workers.

Nation Will Not Forgive PM Modi For Rajiv Gandhi Remarks: Raj Thackeray

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 6, 2019

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, saying the "country will not forgive him for the remarks".

Submit Expense Details In 90 Days: Poll Panel To Raj Thackeray's Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has been asked to submit details within 90 days of expenses incurred on the election rallies of its president Raj Thackeray.

Opinion: How Raj Thackeray Is Emerging As A Key Figure In This Election

Opinion | Sudheendra Kulkarni | Wednesday April 24, 2019

He is not contesting the ongoing parliamentary polls. Yet, within a matter of a few weeks, he has emerged as one of the stars of Elections 2019. His party has not fielded a single candidate. Yet, his rallies in city after city in Maharashtra, are among the largest in this poll season. His politics is so far confined to only one state. Yet, what he ...

"PM Modi-Amit Shah Rule Ending Soon": Raj Thackeray Slams BJP, Shiv Sena

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray held a rally in Mumbai this evening as part of his series of rallies which have essentially turned into take downs and fact checks of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. But this time Raj Thackeray named his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray, something he has avoided doi...

Priyanka Chaturvedi Debuts For Shiv Sena With Aditya Thackeray Event

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Congress's former spokesperson and new entrant to Shiv Sena Priyanka Chaturvedi today shared the stage with the party's youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray.

Blog: The Surprising Impact Of Raj Thackeray And His Digital Screen Rallies

Blog | Saurabh Gupta | Monday April 22, 2019

Raj Thackeray is a crowd puller and not a vote puller - that is how political analysts often describe him. His party's legislative presence is negligible and the MNS does not have a single candidate.

General Elections 2019: Sharad Pawar's Party Dares Centre To Conduct Raids Against Raj Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Sharad Pawar's party - the Nationalist Congress Party or NCP - has dared the government to carry out raids at the home of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who has been asking party workers to vote against the ruling BJP.

"Ashok Chavan Using Raj Thackeray On Rent", Says Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 13, 2019

Slamming Raj Thackeray for his criticism of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the MNS chief was "dancing at others' weddings".

"You Abuse Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Still Copy Them": Raj Thackeray Jabs PM

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday April 13, 2019

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray may not be contesting the Lok Sabha election, but his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party are sharp as ever.