Bal Thackeray Death Anniversary: Untold and Interesting facts about the tiger who ruled 'Bombay'

Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena in 1966 at a time powerful regional political parties such as the DMK were challenging the Congress’s hold on power. It additionally foreshadowed the upward push of events along with the Telugu Desam, Asom Gana Parishad or even the Trinamool Congress, that have channelised linguistic and local pleasure to venture the Congress hegemony

But Thackeray’s politics changed into arguable and really special from those parties. The Shiv Sena centered south Indians within the overdue 1960s, and in 1989 cast a near courting with the BJP across the time the motion to construct a Ram temple at Ayodhya changed into accomplishing its peak. That motion, which culminated within the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, is extensively blamed for the awful communal riots that roiled many components of the country, along with Maharashtra, withinside the overdue Nineteen Eighties and early 1990s.

Thackeray began his skilled career as a cartoonist with the English-language daily, The press Journal in Bombay (now Mumbai), however he left the paper in 1960 to make his own political weekly, Marmik . 

His political philosophy was for the most part formed by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a number one figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra (United Maharashtra) movement, that advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state for Marathi speakers.

In the Sixties and early 1970s, Thackeray constructed the Shiv Sena through forming transient alliances with almost all of country's political parties. Thackeray changed was the founding father of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana. After the riots of 1992–93, he and his birthday celebration took a Hindutva stance. In 1999, Thackeray was banned from balloting and contesting in any election for 6 years at the behest of the Election Commission for indulging in searching for votes in the call of religion. Thackeray was arrested a couple of instances and spent a small time behind the bars, however he in no way confronted any fundamental criminal repercussions. Upon his death, he was accorded a country funeral, at which many mourners were present.

Follwing are some lesser known facts about Balasaheb Thackrey:

• Thackeray threatened to disrupt a cricket match between India -Pakistan. At his bidding, Shiv Sena members, famously called Shiv Sainiks burnt and destroyed the Wankhede Stadium pitch and vandalised the BCCI office. While having a clear hatred and aversion towards the Pakistanis, he invited Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad at his legendary home Matoshree. 

• He had his political agenda and philosophic variations however went out of way to nurture personal relations. For e.g. He was all for the candidature of Sharad Pawar’s daughter in Rajya Sabha even though his alliance partner BJP was against it this decision of his.

• Nehru preferred him as a younger cartoonist of Free Press Journal when he posted a caricature of Nehru looking more British than Indian.

• When Amitabh Bachhan was injured during the shoot of a film  in 1982, he was brought from Bangalore to Mumbai in an ambulance sent by Thackeray which took Amitabh Bachhan from Mumbai Airport to breach Candy hospital in time for medical treatment

• He had supported Emergency in 1975. But during the later years of his life, he regretted that decision.

• He preferred company of artists, film industry people more than politicians. He was very fond of movies and had many friends from film industry who used to visit him at his home. Some notable examples are , Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and many more.

• Bal Thackrey never stepped out of Matoshree, his home, to meet any public figure of any stature. 

• His aversion towards muslims was well known yet his personal physician was a muslim - Dr. Jameel Parkar.

• Thackeray once said that he had stopped believing in God after his wife Meena Tai Thackeray died on her way from Pune to Mumbai on Mumbai Pune highway.

Bal Thackeray Death Anniversary: Untold and Intresting story about the tiger who ruled 'Bombay'

Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena in 1966 at a time powerful regional political parties such as the DMK were challenging the Congress’s hold on power. It additionally foreshadowed the upward push of events along with the Telugu Desam, Asom Gana Parishad or even the Trinamool Congress, that have channelised linguistic and local pleasure to venture the Congress hegemony

But Thackeray’s politics changed into arguable and really special from those parties. The Shiv Sena centered south Indians within the overdue 1960s, and in 1989 cast a near courting with the BJP across the time the motion to construct a Ram temple at Ayodhya changed into accomplishing its peak. That motion, which culminated within the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, is extensively blamed for the awful communal riots that roiled many components of the country, along with Maharashtra, withinside the overdue Nineteen Eighties and early 1990s.

Thackeray began his skilled career as a cartoonist with the English-language daily, The press Journal in Bombay (now Mumbai), however he left the paper in 1960 to make his own political weekly, Marmik . 

His political philosophy was for the most part formed by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a number one figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra (United Maharashtra) movement, that advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state for Marathi speakers.

In the Sixties and early 1970s, Thackeray constructed the Shiv Sena through forming transient alliances with almost all of country's political parties. Thackeray changed was the founding father of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana. After the riots of 1992–93, he and his birthday celebration took a Hindutva stance. In 1999, Thackeray was banned from balloting and contesting in any election for 6 years at the behest of the Election Commission for indulging in searching for votes in the call of religion. Thackeray was arrested a couple of instances and spent a small time behind the bars, however he in no way confronted any fundamental criminal repercussions. 

Upon his death, he was accorded a country funeral, at which many mourners were present. At the time of his death Thackeray did not longer maintain any reliable positions.

Follwing are some lesser known facts about Balasaheb Thackrey:

• Thackeray threatened to disrupt a cricket match between India -Pakistan. At his bidding, Shiv Sena members, famously called Shiv Sainiks burnt and destroyed the Wankhede Stadium pitch and vandalised the BCCI office. While having a clear hatred and aversion towards the Pakistanis, he invited Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad at his legendary home Matoshree. 

• He had his political agenda and philosophic variations however went out of way to nurture personal relations. For e.g. He was all for the candidature of Sharad Pawar’s daughter in Rajya Sabha even though his alliance partner BJP was against it this decision of his.

• Nehru preferred him as a younger cartoonist of Free Press Journal whent he posted a caricature of Nehru looking more British than Indian.

• When Amitabh Bachhan was injured during the shoot of film Coolie in 1982, he was brought from Bangalore to Mumbai in an ambulance sent by Thackeray which took Amitabh Bachhan from Mumbai Airport to breach Candy hospital in time for medical treatment

• He supported Emergency in 1975. But during the later years of his life, he regretted that decision.

• He preferred company of artists, film industry people more than politicians. He was very fond of movies and had many friends from film industry who used to visit him at his home. Some notable examples are , Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and many more.

• Bal Thackrey never stepped out of Matoshree, his home, to meet any public figure of any stature. 

• His aversion towards muslims was well known yet his personal physician was a muslim - Dr. Jameel Parkar.

• Thackeray once said that he had stopped believing in God after his wife Meena Tai Thackeray died on her way from Pune to Mumbai on Mumbai Pune highway.

by- Amodita Joshi