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Raj Thackeray

Birth Name:
Raj Shrikant Thackeray
Date of Birth:
June 14, 1968
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
Place of Birth:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sex:
Male
Hair Color:
Black
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Indian
Religion:
Hinduism
Education:
Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School, Central Mumbai

Sir J.J College of Art

Family

Raj Thackeray

Father:
Shrikant Prabhodankar Thackeray
Mother:
Kunda Thackeray
Uncle:
Bal Thackeray
Spouse:
Sharmila Thackeray
Son:
Amit Thackeray
Daughter:
Urvashi Thackeray
Relation:
Uddhav Thackeray - Cousin

Career

Raj Thackeray

Profession:
Politician

Trivia

Raj Thackeray

On 2nd October 2009, MNS workers disrupted the screening of the film Wake Up Sid on its release, in a few Pune and Mumbai theatres. A rabble-rousing Raj Thackeray objected to the city being referred to as 'Bombay' instead of Mumbai. The film's producer, Karan Johar, rushed to Raj's residence, profusely apologised and agreed to all of Raj's terms including an apology on each of the 700 frames in the film.
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After Jaya Bachchan, Rajya Sabha MP, stated at a Hindi film function that she would be speaking in Hindi since she was from North India, Raj Thackeray threatened to ban all Bachchan films unless Jaya apologised in a public forum for "insulting" Maharashtrians. MNS workers began to attack theatres screening The Last Lear starring Hindi cinema legend, Amitabh Bachchan. It was only after Amitabh also tendered an apology that screening resumed.
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On 21 July 2005 a five acre plot of land, Kohinoor Mill No. 3, located across the road from the Shiv Sena party headquarters, Sena Bhavan, in Dadar, Mumbai, was purchased by Raj and Unmesh Joshi (son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi) for a whopping Rs 421 crore. The NCP leader from Mumbai, Sachin Ahir, then objected to the sale of the Kohinoor Mill land, saying that there were forty bids, yet only three were short-listed. He demanded a re-bid as the
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In July 1996, Ramesh Kini was found dead in a cinema theatre in Pune. Kini was a tenant in a ramshackle tenement in central Mumbai, whose landlord, Laxmikant Shah, was trying to get him out of the house. Shah also happened to be a close childhood friend of Raj Thackeray. Raj and his men allegedly killed Ramesh in order to vacate the house. A CBI enquiry was later issued for the case, but the CBI dismissed the case as one of suicide.
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In February 2008 Raj Thackeray led MNS in an andolan (minor uprising/ protest) against the supposed dominance of migrants from North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the commercial capital of Mumbai. At a rally in Shivaji Park, Raj warned that if the dadagiri (intimidating dominance) of these people in Mumbai and Maharashtra continued, he would be compelled to make them leave the metropolis.Raj was arrested along with a SP leader for their involvement in the fracas, but was released o
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Quotes

Raj Thackeray

“I will talk about the new party in detail on March 19. I will answer all your questions then. So, please hold your queries till then.”.” - Unknown
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“I had said then that I would set up my own party.” - Unknown
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“Those who work will be given priority.” - Unknown
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“I had come to seek their blessings.” - Unknown
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“Even if the whole world opposes my stand, I and my party will continue the struggle to protect Marathi culture, Maharashtrian people, and will trample the goondaism of U.P. and Bihar. - Unknown
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Biography

Raj Thackeray

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Raj Thackeray is the founder and president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena which is a regional party in the state of Maharashtra in India. He is the nephew of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Raj Thackeray began his political career with the Shiv Sena party of Maharashtra. On 9 March 2006, Raj Thackeray Thackeray shapedthe Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after being 'sidelined' by the chief’s son Uddhav.

The Shiv Sainiks (Shiv Sena members) who supported Raj Thackeray's leadership, in contrast to his cousin Uddhav, joined the MNS. The party was founded on the principle of being the supporter of the local Marathi population (Marathi Manoos), the principle that the party members felt the Shiv Sena had given up on. Keeping in line with its principles, Raj Thackeray has rrepetitively demanded special job reservations for locals.

A critic of the arrival of migrants into the state especially Uttar Bhartiyas, mainly those from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, he has blamed the large-scale immigration of people from these economically backward states for causing shortage of jobs for the local Maharashtrians.