... functionary Sandeep Deshpande asked whether Uddhav would apologise for the 17,000 cases lodged against MNS workers when he was CM and pointed out that he had rejected an olive branch from MNS in 2017.
MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande Sunday said MNS had extended an olive branch to Uddhav Thackeray in 2017 but he had rejected it ... In the assembly polls last year, the MNS did not win a single seat.
The direction came as MNS’s second-rung leaders responded negatively after Raj and Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday indicated their readiness to reconcile in the interest of Maharashtra and native Marathi speakers.
A day after talking about a possible patch-up between the warring cousins, MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande said that coming together did not always imply an electoral alliance ... The condition did not go down well with the MNS ... MNS leader.
Currently, emotional talks are going on,” Raut told reporters in Mumbai, while adding that ShivSena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has not placed any preconditions for a rapprochement with his estranged cousin, MNS president Raj Thackeray.
“You should ask Uddhav Thackeray whether he took Rashmi Thackeray's permission before making any move towards joining hands with the MNS...ShivSena (UBT)-MNS alliance speculation.
Nirupam accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT) of straying from the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray amid the buzz around Uddhav and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray, who heads MNS, ready to mend fences.