Bal Thackeray Birthday 2023: Rare pics of Shiv Sena Supremo with Indian political leaders

Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray was born on January 23, 1926, in Pune. On his birth anniversary, take a look at pics that will give you a glimpse of his political career and his friendship with Indian political leaders. Thackeray He was a professional cartoonist, working in the daily newspaper. File Photo/Midday Photo Team

Updated On: 2023-01-22 11:05 AM IST

NCP chief Sharad Pawar with his political friend and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray File Photo/Ashish Raje

File Photo of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray along with the then CM of Gujarat and present PM of India Narendra Modi at the concluding rally of the Sena-BJP poll alliance campaign at Dadar's Shivaji Park Photo/Ashish Rane

Former defence minister George Fernandes and Bal Thackeray at the launch of Raj Thackeray's coffee table book name 'Bal Keshav Thackeray: The Photobiography' File Photo: Ashish Raje

File Photo of Balasaheb Thackeray attending the book release 'Laksabha Daily' event in Bandra which is been written by the former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi Photo/Ashish Rane

File Photo of Balasaheb Thackeray with political leaders of Maharashtra -  Raj, Uddhav, Manohar Joshi, Narayan Rane, Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde. The politicians shared the stage during the Shiv Sena, BJP party workers meeting in Mumbai Photo/Atul Kamble

File Photo of Dalit leader present Union Minister Ramdas Athavwale meeting with Shiv Sena Supremo at Thackeray's Matoshree residence in 2011. The high-profiile meeting was held to discuss the BMC polls Photo/Sayed Sameer Abedi

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