Overview
- An official Government Resolution from the General Administration Department reconstituted the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust and named Uddhav Thackeray chairman two days before the 13th death anniversary.
- The order lists Subhash Desai as secretary and Aaditya Thackeray as a member, adds BJP MLA Parag Alvani and Sena leader Shishir Shinde, sets five-year tenures for the chair, Desai and Aaditya, and maintains ex officio government members.
- The trust continues to oversee construction of the memorial at the former Mayor’s Bungalow site in Shivaji Park, with Desai authorised to register the revised composition with the Charity Commissioner.
- Uddhav and Raj Thackeray appeared together at the Shivaji Park memorial for the first time in over a decade as thousands paid tribute, with ailing Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut making a brief visit.
- Deputy CM Eknath Shinde launched a counter-show by inaugurating a Balasaheb Thackeray Art Centre in Mira Road, touting a 3D/AI exhibit and declaring Balasaheb the only real ‘brand’, as the MNS also pulled back from contesting the Nashik civic polls.