{"id":61622,"date":"2025-07-05T08:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=61622"},"modified":"2025-07-05T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:28:47","slug":"raj-thackeray-and-uddhav-thackeray-share-stage-after-20-years-slam-three-language-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/raj-thackeray-and-uddhav-thackeray-share-stage-after-20-years-slam-three-language-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray Share Stage After 20 Years, Slam Three-Language Formula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"537\">In a rare political reunion, <strong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"308\">Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"356\">Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray<\/strong> came together on a public platform after nearly two decades, jointly addressing a \u201c<strong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"457\">victory rally<\/strong>\u201d against the Maharashtra government&#8217;s now-withdrawn <strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"536\">three-language formula<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"751\">The rally, titled <strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"601\">\u2018Awaj Marathicha\u2019 (Voice of the Marathi)<\/strong>, was held to celebrate the rollback of government resolutions (GRs) mandating <strong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"733\">Hindi as a third compulsory language from Class 1<\/strong> in state schools.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"935\">In a sharp political attack during his address, <strong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"818\">Raj Thackeray<\/strong> alleged that the language policy was a precursor to a larger plan aimed at <strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"932\">separating Mumbai from Maharashtra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1174\"><strong>\u201cThis decision was not just about language. It was a part of a larger conspiracy to alienate Mumbai from Maharashtra. But the Marathi people&#8217;s unity forced the government to backtrack,\u201d said Raj Thackeray, with Uddhav seated beside him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1247\">In a lighter tone, Raj took a dig at the political situation, saying:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1432\"><strong>\u201cEven Balasaheb Thackeray couldn&#8217;t bring us together. But Devendra Fadnavis managed to do what no one else could\u2014he united me and Uddhav,\u201d drawing loud cheers from the crowd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1664\">The event marked a <strong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1500\">symbolic and politically significant moment<\/strong> in Maharashtra politics, as both Thackeray cousins, who had parted ways in the early 2000s, were seen sharing the dais and political sentiment over a common cause.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1998\">The <strong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1696\">Maharashtra government<\/strong> had earlier issued two GRs introducing Hindi as a mandatory third language in state-run schools starting from Class 1. The move sparked widespread backlash, particularly from pro-Marathi groups, prompting a strong wave of protests and ultimately, a <strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1969\">government rollback<\/strong> of the controversial orders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2222\">Uddhav Thackeray, speaking later, emphasized the importance of <strong data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2106\">preserving Marathi identity and culture<\/strong>, reiterating that the <strong data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2206\">fight was not against any language but for the rightful status of Marathi<\/strong> in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2419\">Political analysts see this unexpected Thackeray reunion as a possible <strong data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2331\">realignment in regional politics<\/strong>, especially with growing sentiments over linguistic and cultural identity in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare political reunion, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray came together on a public platform after&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61622","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-jammu","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61624,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61622\/revisions\/61624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}