‘Completely abandoned Hindutva and ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray’: Eknath Shinde slams Uddhav Thackeray on Waqf Bill | India News – The Times of India

Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde (R) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday launched a blistering attack at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing him of straying from Hindutva and Balasaheb Thackeray‘s ideology.Speaking to the media, Shinde described the opposition to the bill as the…

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Row over Aurangzeb’s tomb unnecessary: RSS | India News – The Times of India

Senior RSS leader Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi stated that the issue of Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra was raised unnecessarily and highlighted the inclusiveness of Bharat by referencing Shivaji’s respect for even Afzal Khan. Meanwhile, CM Devendra Fadnavis opposed the tomb’s glorification but noted it is an ASI-protected site. Tensions continue with recent violence following VHP’s actions…

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‘Read history from books not WhatsApp’: Raj Thackeray on row over Aurangazeb’s tomb | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday condemned efforts to stir communal tensions over Aurangzeb’s tomb and urged the people to refer to books to learn history and not WhatsApp.“Don’t we want to let the world know that these people sought to destroy the Marathas but were wiped out instead. Stop…

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‘Sometimes they behave like BJP’s B team’: Aaditya Thackeray on Samajwadi party walking out of MVA | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Tensions within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) continue to simmer, with Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray hitting out at the Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Abu Azmi, for the intention to withdraw from the alliance over “Hindutva credentials.”“Our Hindutva is about ‘hriday mein Ram aur haath ko kaam’ (Ram…

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BJP slams Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for resuming Savarkar attack after Maharashtra poll | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday lit into Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for resuming his attack on Veer Savarkar after keeping mum on the Hindutva ideologue during the poll campaign in Maharashtra where he is revered as a social reformer and nationalist.The party cited PM Narendra Modi‘s remarks during the Maharashtra campaign that Rahul” silence was…

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‘Was with people with anti-Hindu ideologies’: It’s Fadnavis vs Ajit Pawar on ‘batenge toh katenge’ slogan | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In the ongoing Maharashtra assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s slogan ‘Batenge toh Katenge‘ has sparked debate amongst political leaders, deputy chief ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis expressing opposing viewpoints.While Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar said that he does not endorse the slogan, BJP leader Fadnavis, his coalition partner…

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Supreme Court rejects plea to replace word ‘Hindutva’ with ‘Samvidhanatva’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday trashed a fresh attempt to equate ‘Hindutva‘ with fundamentalism by outrightly rejecting a PIL by a 65-year-old doctor seeking to get the term, which he claimed was inimical to secular fabric, replaced with ‘Bhartiya Samvidhanatva‘.This was the third challenge in SC to “Hindutva” since 1994 when the apex court,…

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Sena vs Sena: Dusshera rallies in Mumbai turn political as Shinde, Uddhav take aim at each other | India News – Times of India

Uddhav Thackeray and CM Ekanth Shinde at Dusshera rallies in Mumbai Dusshera rallies addressed by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday set the tone for the impending Maharashtra assembly elections. The rival factions — Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, or UBT) — hurled piercing jibes at one another, heating up…

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Savarkar didn’t oppose cow slaughter: Karnataka minister | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao‘s remarks on Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, claiming that Savarkar consumed meat and was not opposed to cow slaughter have sparked outrage across political circles. The controversy erupted on Thursday, a day after Rao’s comments during the launch of the Kannada version of ‘Gandhi’s…

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BJP indulging in ‘power jihad’: Uddhav Thackeray | Mumbai News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of engaging in “power jihad” by breaking political parties to remain in government. Thackeray’s remarks came on Saturday in Pune as he countered Union minister Amit Shah‘s comment dubbing him the head of the “Aurangzeb Fan Club.” Thackeray further accused Shah…

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