MUMBAI, 30 JULY, 2022 (GPN): Speaking at a rally at Malegaon, Eknath Shinde said,”he rebelled as he wanted to protect Balasaheb Thackeray’s legacy.”

In a veiled warning to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said there will be an “earthquake” if he started to spill the beans.

“There will be an earthquake if I start giving interviews on facts.Unlike some people, I never travelled abroad every year for holidays. Shiv Sena and its growth were the only things on my mind,”

Eknath Shinde further added, “rebel legislators were being being called traitors. “What do you call those who compromise with Balasaheb’s ideology just to become chief minister?, “You fight elections in alliance with BJP and then form government with Congress and NCP to become chief minister. Isn’t this a betrayal,”

Questioning Uddhav Thackeray’s decision to join hands with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress, Eknath Shinde also said he knew what happened to late Sena leader Anand Dighe.

“I was witness to what happened with ‘Dharmaveer’,” said Eknath Shinde, referring to Ananad Dighe, a fiery Shiv Sena leader and his mentor who died following a road accident in 2002.

The late Shiv Sena founder’s daughter-in-law Smita Thackeray and his eldest grandson Nihar Thackeray have supported him, Shinde noted.The Sena faction led by him and BJP would together win 200 out of 288 seats in the next Assembly elections.-Ends.

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