Raj & Uddhav ‘hosts’ of July 5 rally, says MNS on poster | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The MNS on Tuesday released a poster with names of both Uddhav and Raj Thackeray as hosts of the July 5 “victory rally” to be held at the NSCI Dome in Worli to celebrate the scrapping of the government resolutions (GRs) making Hindi the third language to be taught in state schools from Class 1.This is the first time the MNS has named Uddhav on its poster, making it official that Uddhav and Raj will share the stage at the rally. The poster with their names led to talk that an alliance between the two Thackeray cousins was a real possibility ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls and not merely a question of speculation.MNS and Sena (UBT) functionaries said backroom talks are taking place between the two parties for the event and for a possible alliance for BMC polls too.The poster which was released by MNS on X read, “The voice of Marathi! Marathi mothers, sisters and brothers, did you make the govt bow down? Yes, you made them bow down! If anyone made them bow down, it was you, the Marathi people! We were only fighting on your behalf. So, even while celebrating this joy, we are only the organizers of this gathering, the rest of the celebration is up to you. Come celebrating, bursting with joy!! We are waiting! Your humble Raj Thackeray – Uddhav Thackeray.”Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the rally will be held on July 5 to observe it as ‘Marathi Vijay Diwas.’ “I have discussed with MNS chief Raj Thackeray and our party chief Uddhav Thackeray. We have decided to hold the rally at NSCI Dome. Sena (UBT) had earlier chosen Shivaji Park. We have submitted a request to the BMC for this. However, I do not think this govt will allow us to hold a victory rally at Shivaji Park. Therefore, Raj Thackeray suggested the option of the Dome, which everyone has agreed to,” he said. Raut also said the BJP-led Mahayuti govt should stop misleading people of the state, referring to CM Devendra Fadnavis’ claim that Uddhav Thackeray had as CM accepted recommendations of the Dr Raghunath Mashelkar committee to introduce a three-language policy from Class 1 and set up a committee on the policy’s implementation. Functionaries from Sena (UBT) like MP Arvind Sawant, MLC Anil Parab and MLA Varun Sardesai and MNS functionaries Nitin Sardesai, Sandeep Deshpande and Bala Nandgaonkar are in talks.