The Thackerays can still shut down Mumbai within minutes, Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut has warned, in strong remarks on one of Maharashtra's most powerful families that has been ingrained in the state's politics. "The Thackerays can never be wiped out. We can still shut down Mumbai in 10 minutes," the Rajya Sabha MP said at NDTV Power Play this morning.
His remark follows the reunion of the Thackeray cousins -- Uddhav and Raj -- after a gap of 20 long years ahead of the high-stakes election to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC Election 2026).
Their ideologies are different, but they have united because they prioritised the nation, Raut said However, for the alliance, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena must compromise and many things will change soon, he said.