Overview

• Shinde Sena leader Ramdas Kadam alleged at the faction’s Dussehra rally in Goregaon that Balasaheb Thackeray’s body was kept at Matoshree for two days in 2012 to take hand impressions or fingerprints.
• Kadam attributed the information to a treating doctor he named as Dr Parker and demanded clarity on the timing and signatories of Balasaheb’s will.
• On Friday, Kadam stood by his remarks, challenged Uddhav Thackeray to refute him, and even suggested a narco test to test their claims.
• Uddhav-aligned MP Sanjay Raut condemned the statements as dishonouring Balasaheb and labeled them baseless and politically motivated.
• Leaders in the Shinde camp offered mixed responses, with several urging that the claim be taken seriously and investigated, while others said they lacked knowledge of the events.