In a significant political development, it has come to light that the former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray supremo Uddhav Thackeray for the first time hinted at joining hands with Dr B R Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar chief of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).
During an event, where he shared the stage with Ambedkar exclaimed that the country was moving towards dictatorship and said he was ready to join hands with anyone who protect freedom.
The two leaders were together at the launch of Prabhodhankar.com, a digital platform to highlight the work of Thackeray's grandfather 'Prabhodhankar' Keshav Sitaram Thackeray.
Speaking on the occasion, Thackeray said, "The country is moving towards dictatorship. There is a need to throw out people who are greedy for power. I am willing to join hands with those who want to protect freedom."
"At present, the British policy of divide-and-rule is being followed," he added.
Thackeray described Prakash Ambedkar as a person full of knowledge and information.
Moreover, he further stated that Thackeray and Ambedkar were ideologically on the same platform and would work together. ''If we don't come together, we have no right to take our grandfathers' names,'' he said.
For those unversed, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Thackeray collapsed in June this year following a revolt by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and 39 other MLAs of the party. Shinde became the chief minister after his faction joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government in the state.
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