New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Paying tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 94th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he never hesitated from raising issues of public importance. Thackeray was born in 1926 in Pune.
“Tributes to the great Balasaheb Thackeray on his jayanti. Courageous and indomitable, he never hesitated from raising issues of public welfare,” PM Modi tweeted.
Tributes to the great Balasaheb Thackeray on his Jayanti. Courageous and indomitable, he never hesitated from raising issues of public welfare. He always remained proud of Indian ethos and values. He continues to inspire millions. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 23, 2020
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also paid tribute to the Shiv Sena founder and said, “Strict but loving, encouraging and energetic, Hindu hriday samrat and Shiv Sena Pramukh. The thoughts of Shiv Sena chief Vandana Balasaheb Thackeray will always guide us.”
कठोर अन् प्रेमळ...
प्रेरणादायी अन् उर्जावान...
हिंदूहृदयसम्राट शिवसेनाप्रमुख वंदनीय बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांचे विचार सदैव मार्गदर्शन करीत राहतील...#HinduHrudaySamrat #BalasahebThackeray pic.twitter.com/zvSKRzyn82 — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 23, 2020
महाराष्ट्राचं वैभव,
ज्वलंत विचारांचा ‘मार्मिक’ ठेवा
हिंदूहृदयसम्राट शिवसेनाप्रमुख
बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांना
जयंतीदिनी विनम्र अभिवादन...! pic.twitter.com/k0cTgSp1Cf — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 23, 2020
Today is the 94th birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Many people across the country also paid their tributes to the Sena founder.
“Remembering Bala Saheb Thackeray and a small tribute to the Greatest Leader and Inspiration of all Indians on his Birth Anniversary,” wrote one user while sharing a video.
Remembering #BalaSahebThackeray and a small tribute to the Greatest Leader and Inspiration of all Indians on his Birth Anniversary.#HappyBirthdayBalasahebThackeray @rautsanjay61 @Nawazuddin_S @AmritaRao @abhijitpanse @ShivSena @AUThackeray @ThackerayFilm @uddhavthackeray pic.twitter.com/OO0PWnQjKt — Aru Kumar (@iarukumar) January 23, 2019
“Celebrating the 93rd birthday of a cartoonist, a leader, a man who was known to be India’s Tiger - Balasaheb Thackeray,” said another user on Twitter.
Celebrating the 93rd birthday of a cartoonist, a leader, a man who was known to be India’s Tiger - Balasaheb Thackeray. #HappyBirthdayBalasahebThackeray #BalasahebThackeray #Thackeray #ThackerayTheFilm pic.twitter.com/0FR5S25Sa0 — Prakash S Walavalkar (@JustprakashW) January 23, 2019
#बाला_साहब_ठाकरे
शिवसेना के संस्थापक भारत के महान नेता श्रद्धेय #बालासाहेब ठाकरे जी को जन्म जयंती पर कोटि कोटि नमन।
Remembering with Great Tributes a cartoonist, a leader, a man who was known to be India’s Tiger - Balasaheb Thackeray. #HappyBirthdayBalasahebThackeray#Thackeray pic.twitter.com/EUrWuAolfr — Jayprakash Thakar ( Jp ) (@ThakarJP) January 23, 2019
Thackeray, who had been an influential figure in Maharashtra, began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English language daily 'The Free Press Journal' in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly 'Marmik'.
His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra (United Maharashtra) movement, which advocated the creation of a separate semantic state.
Through Marmik, Thackeray campaigned against the growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai. In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to fight for the interests of Maharashtrians in Mumbai's political and professional landscape.
Thackeray died in Mumbai in 2012 due to cardiac arrest.