Mumbai, January 23: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today turned 84 and used the occasion to make it clear that he remains at the helm of the saffron party’s affairs.
“I have the remote control of politics and the remote control will continue to remain with me,” Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
Five years ago, Thackeray had announced his retirement from active politics, making way for son Uddhav to take over reins of the party.
“The sapling (Sena) I planted 45 years ago has grown into a vine, which reached the power centre in Delhi,” he said.
He emphasised that the ‘Marathi manoos’ was the centre of “our thoughts and will remain so”.
In a letter to Shiv Sainiks, also published in Saamana, Thackeray said, “I don’t have the energy I had earlier due to old age.
–PTI