Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday dismissed speculations around his meeting with former ally and current Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis at Vidhan Bhavan and said they both 'merely exchanged greetings'.
𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗨𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝘃 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘆
"Not every meeting takes place with intentions. The interaction between me & Devendra Fadnavis was merely an exchange of greetings and nothing much while entering the assembly," Uddhav Thackeray said.
"In the past, the (political) atmosphere was more open, nowadays it is said that discussions held behind a closed doors are more fruitful. Therefore, if we ever have a meeting behind closed doors, we will surely let you know," Thackeray added.
Earlier on Thursday morning, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray arrived at Vidhan Bhavan talking to each other and greeting assembled mediapersons together.
Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Thackeray had arrived to take part in a meeting of the Marathi Language department.
𝗙𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀
Fadnavis and Thackeray have been bitter foes since the undivided Shiv Sena broke its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party after the 2019 Assembly polls over sharing of the chief ministerial tenure.
𝗠𝗩𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗿𝗮
Thackeray then formed government in the state with the support of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party.
The acrimony between the two leaders increased after a rebellion by Eknath Shinde brought down Thackeray's Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June last year. Shinde then became chief minister with the BJP's support.
Fadnavis had earlier said he had had taken revenge on Thackeray by ensuring the collapse of the MVA government.
𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱
Usually, all ministers and MLAs drive directly to the porch of main entrance but Fadnavis and Thackeray alighted from their cars at the outer gate and walked together till the entrance.
