"Big day for Maharashtra": Sena UBT's Aaditya Thackeray following political reunion of Thackeray brothers

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): After the political reunion of the Thackeray brothers, Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray termed it a "big day" for Maharashtra and all those people who are fighting for Maharashtra.
The remark follows the political reunion of the Thackeray brothers, who had been estranged for years, ahead of the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
"It is a big day for Maharashtra, and also for all those who are fighting for Maharashtra...Whenever the BJP is about to face defeat, they start talking about religion, money, caste, etc," Aaditya Thackeray told reporters.
Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called for Marathi unity after his party forged an alliance with Raj Thackeray-led MNS for the upcoming BMC elections, scheduled to be held on January 15, with results coming out the next day.
In a post on X, Raj Thackeray said that the two parties coming together was not merely about seat sharing, but about "burying the forces that are today attempting to erase the existence of the Marathi people in Mumbai and its surroundings, and tomorrow in other parts of the state."
The MNS chief also assured that Mumbai's mayor will be a Marathi person.
"The Mayor of Mumbai will be a Marathi and will be ours," Raj Thackeray said while addressing a presser along with his cousin Uddhav.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on the Thackeray brothers, saying that both have abandoned their ideological viewpoint and were indulging in the politics of opportunism.
"Nothing will happen with their coming together. Nobody will join hands with them in Mumbai. Their track record is one of corruption and self-interest. Uddhav and Raj have no ideological positioning. They indulge in the politics of opportunism," Fadnavis told reporters here.
The State Election Commission in Maharashtra has announced elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Polling will be held on January 15, with counting scheduled for January 16. (ANI)