Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirma Sena leader Raj Thackeray on Sunday (January 11, 2025) launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of pursuing divisive politics and systematically “isolating” Mumbai’s Marathi Manoos. They also accused the national party of facilitating land grab to benefit Adani Group and conspiring to “separate Mumbai from Maharashtra and bring it closer to Gujarat”.
Mr. Raj Thackeray presented maps of India and Maharashtra showing the expansion of Adani Group projects between 2014 and 2025, and asked how one industrialist was being favoured in the country and the State. “The prices of cement have increased rapidly. Are we even paying attention to that? We are stuck in Hindu-Marathi,” said Mr. Raj Thackeray, adding that Mumbai was being destroyed slowly.
Mr. Uddhav Thackeray alleged the use of cement manufactured by the Adani Group for projects in the city had contributed to pollution, while the BJP built the narrative of “Hindu-Muslims, Hindu-Marathi Mayor”. He also slammed the BJP for disturbing the social fabric of Maharashtra and wanting to control the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to execute their plan of looting Mumbai.
