Amid Shiv Sena tussle, Uddhav Thackeray meets Arvind Kejriwal, other AAP leaders at Mumbai residence
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. The meeting was held at around 7:30 pm Along with Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs Raghav Chaddha and Sanjay Singh also met Thackeray at his Mumbai residence Matoshri.
Notably, the former Maharashtra CM invited the AAP leaders to his residence for a cup of tea. “I am happy that Arvind ji, Mann Saab and other AAP leaders have come. I welcomed them all. As I said before prominent leaders across the country wanted to meet me. We discussed what we can do to make our country stronger,” Thackeray said during the joint press conference.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal said that they discussed the current situation of the country with the former Maharashtra CM. He added that they learned a lot from Thackeray about the handling of the COVID-19 situation in Mumbai. He exuded confidence that Thackeray will get Shiv Sena’s Name and symbol. Kejriwal also targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the press conference. He said that inflation and unemployment have increased in the country.
Joint press conference held by Kejriwal and Thackeray:
Shiv Sena MLA Aadiya Thackeray tweeted the images of the meeting. “Thank you CM @ArvindKejriwal ji for accepting our humble invite for a cup of tea at Matoshri and coming along with CM @BhagwantMann ji and MPs Sanjay Singh ji and @raghav_chadha today.”
Aaditya Thackeray’s tweet:
The meeting was held days after the Election Commission allotted the Shiv Sena Symbol and Name to the Eknath Shinde camp. The Former Maharashtra CM heads the “Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray” group. The Shiv Sena (UBT) got the torch symbol instead of the Shiv Sena’s “Bow and Arrow”.
Speculations are fife that the Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction and AAP will form an alliance in Maharashtra. However, there is no official confirmation. Meanwhile, after the EC allotted the Shiv Sena name and Symbol to the Shinde camp, Thackeray approached the Supreme Court against the EC decision. The matter is now pending in the apex court.
