Mumbai: As the state of Maharashtra observes the death anniversary of Shiv Sena founder Bal Keshav Thackeray, the political landscape remains indelibly marked by his firebrand rhetoric and magnetic charisma. Balasaheb, often called the Hindu Hrudaysamrat (Emperor of Hindu Hearts), who passed away on this day in 2012, never held a constitutional post, yet commanded the city's pulse through the sheer power of his oratory.

Thackeray’s legacy is not just one of mass mobilisation but of defining political discourse through sharp, often controversial, and always unequivocal statements. As leaders across the political spectrum pay homage, we recall ten quotes that encapsulate the essence of his politics, his philosophy and his uncompromising vision for the Marathi Manoos and Hindutva.

The Voic

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