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In the second consecutive editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna after the election results, Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray blamed “ungrateful” Marathi people of Mumbai for “betraying” the party.
“We never thought that the Maharashtraians for whom the Sena fought for 44 years would turn their back on us and backstab us. Have lost faith in everything...because in this election, it was neither the migrants nor people speaking other languages (that damaged us), it was the Marathi people who betrayed us,” Thackeray writes, adding “We have boothwise analysis of regions with other language pockets, but in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik belts we had always staked our claim over voters. We fail to understand why the Marathi people who approach Sena during their times of distress turned away from the party during elections.”
Thackeray continues that the only solace was the fact that though the Marathi Mumbaikar had lost his way, many Marathi people in the state in the new assembly constituencies had reposed their faith in Sena and elected its candidates.
“Despite Mumbai’s Marathi people taking a different stand, people in the rest of the state have stood by us. We have struggled to unite Marathis and formed our base on it, others have just gained from us,” Thackeray writes. “It was said that this state would never breed betrayal, with the current outcome, should we assume that it will not be held true anymore?” Outlining the various campaigns by Sena during the years, the editorial asks why Marathi voters had forgotten the party.
“It hurts that we have lost because of our own people,” Thackeray mentions in the editorial.
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Thackeray just gave the Marathis perhaps the biggest compliment he ever could have. Now that they have been betrayed, perhaps it is time for the Shiv Sena to pack up and move elsewhere, anywhere. Preferably outside India. Even better outside Planet Earth.
I think the claim launched by Senas is absolutely right. Since Senas cannot rely upon the mendacious Maharashtrians any longer, it might be high time for the Senas to entertain lodging elsewhere. How about .. how about .., say, Bihar? If they appear to be equally predisposed like their Maharashtrian brothers, perhaps, Pakistan could be a possibilityt since they relish having fundamentalists on their soil.
after 2004 election debacle.. this guy blamed muslim 4 actively voting against his party ensuring his loss. Now its da marathi people.So whats new
Change Shiv Sena Mumbai back to Bombay, the city that was, when I left India.Every city, and landmark such as VT in Bombay , must be called by their original names
Hello Thackery The Gen-Next opened their Third eye and saw that we are in secular country and not only Marathi but we are True INDIANS
Balasaheb, marathies are educated and intelligent people, please remove hate toward other regions and people, talk about India first then Marathi. you will see beter result.
A beginning of the end for shiv sena. peple have called their shots correctly and turned their back on shiv sena and BJP. communal and caste politics can only divide our great nation.