Unidentified persons deface Meentai Thackeray’s statue UBT protests

Unidentified persons deface Meentai Thackeray’s statue
UBT protests

Irate Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders and workers on Wednesday congregated at Shivaji Park to stage protest against the desecration of the statue of Meentai Thackeray, mother of UBT party leader Uddhav Thackeray.

Reportedly, some unidentified persons defaced Meentai’s statue by spraying red paint.

However, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray urged his workers not to react but to be patient and maintain peace.
The UBT leaders blamed the state government for the failure to protect the statue.
The workers and leaders of deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena rushed to the spot and condemned the defacement. Both factions of the Sena said they will lodge a police complaint.

Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmaker Mahesh Sawant said that the police have started an investigation. It will be clear if it was an act by some mentally unstable person or deliberate and a provocation to disturb the harmony.
Adding that it may be the response to the party’s “My Sindoor, My Country” protest against the India-Pakistan match over the weekend. They aren’t sure, but looking at the red oil paint used to deface the statue, it may be the response to their protest.

Shiv Sena (UBT) women activists and leaders protested against India’s match with Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday in total disregard to the Pahalgam terror attack that prompted the cross-border operation Sindoor.
As per Anil Desai, a Shiv Sena (UBT) Parliament member, the government failed to protect the statue.
Minister of state for home and Shiv Sena leader Yogesh Kadam ordered police to expedite the investigation. “For them it is an emotional issue as Meenatai was like a mother of all Shiv Sena workers, adding further he has spoken with senior police officers who have set up three teams to identify the persons behind the act. They will take stringent action against the person responsible for it.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lawmaker Praveen Darekar while condemning the incident, said no one should try to politicise it.

News Edit KV Raman