Around 9.50 p.m. on June 22, shouts of “ Uddhav tum aage badho, hum tumhare saath hain (Uddhav keep moving ahead, we are with you)” and “ Kaun aala re kaun aala, Shiv Sena cha wagh aala (See who is coming, Shiv Sena’s tiger is coming)” rent the air as hundreds of loyal Shiv Sainiks carrying placards and party flags lined the 15-km stretch from Malabar Hill to Bandra in Mumbai braving the rain and fighting back tears.
It was a spontaneous congregation of party workers to express their love and support for 61-year-old Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray who had decided to vacate the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s official residence, Varsha, along with his wife Rashmi and sons Aaditya and Tejas, and move to his personal residence, Matoshree, following a revolt by 39 party MLAs led by Eknath Shinde.
