Sena MP Shrikant Shinde slams Uddhav Thackeray for dragging his son’s name in Dussehra rally speech

During a program at Shivaji Park, Uddhav Thackeray targeted Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son MP Shrikant Shinde, saying that the CM’s grandson will soon be eyeing the post of councillor. On Thursday, Shrikant Shinde wrote an open letter to Uddhav Thackeray, strongly condemning the remarks made on his son. He wrote that this letter is not from a Chief Minister’s son and MP, but from a father.

During his 45-minute speech at Shivaji Park, Thackeray said that grandfather Eknath Shinde would be the chief minister, father Shrikant Shinde MP and grandson would soon be the councillor. To which Srikanth said in the letter that I just want to ask you, is it in accordance with your ardent Hinduism to drag a one and a half year old child in your speech? Did you feel anything while making such a statement? Late Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray was also fiercely critical of the opponents, but he never really made mean and wrong remarks. Never did he drag children into politics.

He wrote that, Uddhavji, my father is the Chief Minister of the state, I am an MP. But at the end of the day, we are flesh and blood humans and have feelings. My family is shocked by your comment. The child’s mother and grandmother are also deeply hurt by your speech. At the same time, tears came to his eyes. Can a civilized and sensitive person say so? He said, in future you will become a grandfather and you will like it if someone comments about you like this.