I'm fit as a fiddle, says Sena supremo Bal Thackeray

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Posted online: Tuesday , January 08, 2008 at 12:00:00
Updated: Tuesday , January 08, 2008 at 04:56:32

Mumbai, January 8: ‘I'm fit as a fiddle’, said 80-year-old Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray as the party said there may be a conspiracy by ‘anti-Sena elements’ behind the speculation about his health.

Mumbai of late has been abuzz with reports of the Sena supremo's health. There has been no let-up in rumours, despite Sena mouthpiece Saamna on Tuesday front-paging Thackeray's reaction to these reports.

"I am fit as a fiddle with the blessings of party workers," Thackeray was quoted as saying.

"We feel this may be a part of the conspiracy by anti-Sena elements," Sena spokesperson and MLC Neelam Gorhe said.

"Preparations for Thackeray's birthday on January 23 and the party's mega convention in Shegaon on January 12 are going on in full swing and party cadres are in upbeat mood. Some people don't like to see Shiv Sainiks in upbeat mood," Gorhe said.

"There should have been a full-stop to these rumours after the Saamana clarification. It seems that those who feel frustrated in other parties want to foment trouble for the Sena at any cost," she said.

Gorhe also said the ‘rat race’ in media for ‘breaking news’ to be behind such reports. "Instead of reporting news, there are attempts to create news," she said.

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