Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Passes Away

We came Back with a Sad news friends. The Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray (86) is no more.  Mr Thackeray, who has been critically ill for the last few days, passed away today (Saturday 17th November 2012) at 3:30pm after protracted illness at his home ‘Matoshree’ in suburban Mumbai , his doctor announced. Earlier, Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' said that "Thackeray is recovering and there is no need to worry. Our warrior is fighting."

Tkackerayji's full name was Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray was born on 23rd January 1926  started his career as a cartoonist with the Free Press Journal newspaper in Mumbai. due to the differences with the management, he quit and started his own magazine called Marmik which he used to highlight the "injustice being done to sons of the soil" in jobs available in Mumbai. Later formed Shiv Sena (means Shiva's Army) in 1966 in Maharashtra.

Thousands of Shiv Sainiks who had converged outside the Thackeray residence in Bandra (East) broke into tears on hearing the news and started chanting ‘Jai Shivaji’ in honour of their leader who championed the cause of ‘Marathi Manoos’ cries. 

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