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In 2012, he instead gave a video-taped speech and urged his followers "to give the same love and affection to his son and political heir Uddhav as they had given him". Thackeray publicly supported Indira Gandhi during the 1975 Emergency to avoid getting arrested; Thackeray supported the Congress party numerous times.

Politically, the Shiv Sena was anti-communist, and wrested control of trade unions in Mumbai from the Communist Party of India (CPI).

When he sat in his throne-like chair, he embodied the essence of the 'tiger'—a title he had earned in the political landscape of Maharashtra. He had a large political influence throughout the state, especially in Mumbai. In 2002, Thackeray issued a call to form Hindu suicide bomber squads to take on the menace of terrorism. They were protecting their religion."

This unapologetic stance solidified his image as a leader who stood by his ideology, no matter the cost.

In 2008, Bal Thackeray had issued an editorial titled ‘Ek Bihari, Sau Bimari’ saying Biharis were 'an unwanted lot' in Maharashtra.

CRICKET AND PAKISTAN

Bal Thackeray was known for opposing India-Pakistan cricket ties.

In its 1966 party manifesto, Thackeray primarily blamed south Indians. His charisma, sharp tongue, and unyielding belief in his cause made him a larger-than-life figure. The range reported in media sources varied from around 1 million, to 1.5 million and as many as nearly 2 million. Thackeray was known to convert popular sentiment into votes, getting into controversies and making no apologies for it though his son has tried to tone down the party's stance after his death.

After the six-year voting ban on Thackeray was lifted in 2005, he voted for the first time in the 2007 BMC elections. It was reported that Shiv Sena workers forced shops to close down in some areas. Addressing a press conference, Shiv Sena's North India chief Jai Bhagwan Goyal said the decision to leave the party was taken because of the "partial attitude" of the party high command towards Maharashtrians.

We need suicide bomb squads to protect India and Hindus." He also reiterated a desire for Hindus to unite across linguistic barriers to see "a Hindustan for Hindus" and to "bring Islam in this country down to its knees."

In 2008, following agitation against Biharis and other north Indians travelling to Maharashtra to take civil service examinations for the Indian Railways due to an overlimit of the quota in their home provinces, Thackeray also said of Bihari MPs that they were "spitting in the same plate from which they ate" when they criticised Mumbaikars and Maharashtrians.

We need suicide bomb squads to protect India and Hindus."

He also reiterated a desire for Hindus to unite across linguistic barriers to see a Hindustan for Hindus and to bring Islam in this country down to its knees.

THE KINGMAKER

Thackeray wasn't just one of the many political leaders, he was a "kingmaker" with an ability to influence with ease.

The Srikrishna Commission report implicated Shiv Sena members in inciting violence. The Parliament of India opened for its winter session on 21 November 2012.

It demanded that native speakers of the state's local language Marathi (the "sons of the soil" movement) be given preferential treatment in private and public sector jobs.