Overview

• On July 27, Raj Thackeray entered Matoshree for the first time since 2012 to wish cousin Uddhav Thackeray a happy 65th birthday.
• Uddhav greeted Raj with an emotional hug and said the visit had “multiplied” his happiness.
• The reunion follows their joint July 5 Worli rally opposing a proposed Hindi language mandate in schools.
• Senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav described the birthday call as a clear sign of an impending MNS-Shiv Sena electoral pact.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis insisted the visit was purely personal and should not be viewed through a political lens.