Eknath Shinde: Uddhav Thackeray went against his father’s dreams

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who arrived in Ayodhya on Sunday, slammed Uddhav Thackeray, saying he went against his father’s ambitions for power, but that we corrected the mistake.

He also stated that the issue of the ‘Ram Temple’ in Ayodhya is a matter of faith for the Shiv Sena party.

Talking to reporters in Ayodhya, CM Shinde said, “Some people are not happy with our Ayodhya Yatra. Some people are allergic to Hinudtva and have been spreading misunderstandings against Hindutva. In 2014, a government with Hindutva ideology came into the country under the leadership of PM Modi.”

He added, “Balasaheb had given the slogan of ‘Garve se kaho Hindu ho’ (proudly say you are a Hindu). So, the ideology of Shiv Sena and BJP have the same.”

In an apparent attack on former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde stated that Uddhav Thackeray went against Balasaheb’s dreams for the sake of power.

Shinde added, “On one hand, Lord Ram took vanvaas (isolation) just to fulfil his father’s promise. While we all saw what happened on the other side.

“He (Uddhav Thackeray) went against his father’s dreams for the greed of power. People had voted for a BJP-Shiv Sena government, but some people took wrong steps, which we rectified 8-9 months back.”