Bal Thackeray, Hindu leader and Shiv Sena founder, dies

[Hammer-fist]

Bal thackeray was a mixed bag. he was staunchly marathi. to have support of his followers he always had a hate campaign against fellow indians. that was more of a political stunt.
but the hatred he had for pak was genuine because Pak supports islamic terror and that impacted mumbai a lot.. his hatred for muslims of india started only aftre they started the 93 mumbai riots. for that i respect him.[/QUOTE]

You respect him because he hated Muslims?

 

[Abingdonboy]

I do hope this is the end of his horrid party of THUGS. The fact that the ENTIRE Mumbai police force and the CRPF's RAF had to be deployed on the streets just goes to show what kind of scum makes up this party-nothing but despicable THUGS. And the fact that these scoundrals even went around telling shopkeepers to shut their shops-WHO THE EFF DO THESE FOOLS THINK THEY ARE? Mumbai is a multi-cultural city now and these guys are living in the stone age-they have no place in 21st centuary India.

 

[arp2041]

@ OP, remove the thumbs-up, u don't know the power of Shiv Sena

RIP, he had some personality, he used to shake Maharashtra's ground when he walked.

 

[miss]

the part in bold!!!! please elaborate! are you saying you respect him for having riots done in 1993 against muslims????

he did not start riots, he hated muslims only after the mulims did mumbai bombing (specifically dawood and pakistan who did it)

 

[Sergi]

either way power struggle will happen which will weaken the party core. and it might split into many factions.

so truly the united Shiv Sena era is over.

You don't know Sena. Only worst case that can happen will be Sena and MNS reamian independent parties and all young Saniks enter MNS. That will definatly weaken the Sena but won't for another fraction. For simple reason No one will dare.

And as of Raj Thakare he himself don't want Sena to die so he definatly work out with Udhav and make things right.

There are 2/3 front line leaders in Sena. 20/25 second line leader.
No leader will form another fraction. They might change party. But no new fraction.

 

[miss]

Bal thackeray was a mixed bag. he was staunchly marathi. to have support of his followers he always had a hate campaign against fellow indians. that was more of a political stunt.
but the hatred he had for pak was genuine because Pak supports islamic terror and that impacted mumbai a lot.. his hatred for muslims of india started only aftre they started the 93 mumbai riots. for that i respect him.[/QUOTE]

You respect him because he hated Muslims?

I respect him because he did not want to have any cricket or any businesss with Pakistan or pakistanis. because pak has created terror in india.. What I had written did not come out properly.. will change

 

[ice_man]

@ OP, remove the thumbs-up, u don't know the power of Shiv Sena

RIP, he had some personality, he used to shake Maharashtra's ground when he walked.

that might have been the case in the 90s! but in the early 21st century that all changed! his base became less and less!

 

[kingkobra]

So hindu hriday samrat bala sahib thakrey is dead,the one who talked about hindutva yet divided hindus on lines of marathi-non marathi.Spoke openly with courage on many controversial issues yet went in hiding when LeT was planing to attack him(rumor?!)carried shivsena on his shoulders yet almost destroyed it for the love of his son, "conflict personified" the best way I can describe him.His death brings the end of an era in Indian specially hindutva or hindu identity politics.A man you can love you can hate but cant ignore.

1.If he was killed by LeT just imagine what would have happened in mumbra,kurla,jogeshwari.So whatever he did was the smartest decision to save millions(yes millions) of lives.

2.He was against migration of non-maharashtrians in Maharashtra because it puts lots of stress on resources which definitely are not property of maharashtra alone, but no one likes to travel in a train which is packed with 4000 people and which is actually made only for 1000 people..so everyone supported him directly or indirectly.

 

[Hammer-fist]

Marathi nationalism seems to be a family business.

Even the Gandhis don't control two parties the way the Thackerays do.

 

[miss]

the part in bold!!!! please elaborate! are you saying you respect him for having riots done in 1993 against muslims????

i have edited

 

[mb444]

True, true...I wish you a long life.....

Thank you.... May your wishes come true

 

[Hammer-fist]

1.If he was killed by LeT just imagine what would have happened in mumbra,kurla,jogeshwari.So whatever he did was the smartest decision to save millions(yes millions) of lives.

2.He was against migration of non-maharashtrians in Maharashtra because it puts lots of stress on resources which definitely are not property of maharashtra alone, but no one likes to travel in a train which is packed with 4000 people and which is actually made only for 1000 people..so everyone supported him directly or indirectly.

To be honest I have even read youtube comments from south Indians for his tough stance against the arrogant BIMARU/Hindustanis and their ways, who seemed to think they were the ruling class of India and that Hindi must be spoken by all with disregard to all other languages.

 

[ice_man]

You don't know Sena. Only worst case that can happen will be Sena and MNS reamian independent parties and all young Saniks enter MNS. That will definatly weaken the Sena but won't for another fraction. For simple reason No one will dare.

And as of Raj Thakare he himself don't want Sena to die so he definatly work out with Udhav and make things right.

There are 2/3 front line leaders in Sena. 20/25 second line leader.
No leader will form another fraction. They might change party. But no new fraction.

2/3 front line leaders and 20/25 second line leaders all will scheme plot and try to grab control wait and see till the party splinters! no one powerful figure that can take total control and respect!

 

[kingkobra]

Marathi nationalism seems to be a family business.

Even the Gandhis don't control two parties the way the Thackerays do.

marathi nationalism? what is that?

Jai Hind!!
Jai Maharashtra!!

 

[Sergi]

that might have been the case in the 90s! but in the early 21st century that all changed! his base became less and less!

Don't forget to watch his funeral. And you will understand that your statement is wrong. And don't watch the leader watch the common public