Bal Thackeray, then the Shiv Sena chief, with nephew Raj (left) and son Uddhav (centre) during a party workers' meeting at Shanmukhanand Hall in Mumbai on August 25, 2004. (Pic/Atul Kamble)

Bal Thackeray with young Uddhav and Raj at another political rally 

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray attended the book release "Loksabha Diary", written by the Former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi at MIG Club Bandra on June 29, 2004. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

 Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thakeray with second-generation BJP leader Pramod Mahajan

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray at the press meet at his Matoshree Bungalow, August 27, 2003. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray was present at the award ceremony for the 70th death anniversary of master Dinanath Mangeshkar, father of Lata Mangeshkar at Shanmukhananda Hall matunga. Actress Madhuri Dixit and actor Vikram Gokhale were also felicitated. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Lata Mangeshkar receiving blessings from Bal Thackeray while Shiv Shahir Babasaheb Purandhare looks on, during the release function of Mohan Wagh's book on photography at MIG Cricket Club in Bandra East

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray at his residence in Hindu Colony when the renovation work of matoshree was going after the death of his wife Meenatai Thackeray. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Book release of Photographer Mohan Wagh on Photography at MIG Cricket club in Bandra East

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray (L) with BJP leader LK Advani (R) and Pramod Mahajan (C) in Ayodhya

Bal Thackeray and Lata Mangeshkar during the release function of Mohan Wagh's book on photography at MIG Cricket Club Bandra East on January 19, 2002. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Lok Sabha Elections 2004: Shiv Sena Supremo Mr. Balasaheb Thackeray voting and besides is Mr. Sanjay Nirupam in BMC School in Bandra East

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray outside his place Matoshree Bandra on the day of Gurupunima where the people where taking blessing from him. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray along with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar

Thackeray at the funeral of his brother and music director Shrikant on December 10, 2003, accompanied by Shrikant's son, Raj

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray addressing a rally

The Thackerays arrive at Oras in Malvan by a helicopter for an election rally in 2005. Also seen in the pic is Sanjay Raut, who later went on to become the party's Rajya Sabha lawmaker 

The Sena supremo at the workers' meeting in Shanmukhanand Hall in Mumbai in 2004

In the same meeting, he is accompanied by son Uddhav, nephew Raj, former CMs Manohar Joshi and Narayan Rane, and late BJP leaders Gopinath Munde and Pramod Mahajan   

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray was present at the award ceremony of the 70th death anniversary of master Dinanath Mangeshkar, the father of Lata Mangeshkar at Shamukanand hall, matunga. Where actress Madhuri Dixit and actor Vikram Gokhale where been felicitated on April 24, 2012. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

With Shrikant at the same event. Shrikant's son, Raj, went on to float his own party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, in 2006

The three generations of the Thackeray family. Shiv Sena supremo's grandson Aaditya joins his grandfather and father for Shiv Sena's annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park on October 17, 2010 

With music composer Naushad Ali and Shrikant Thackeray during the release of a book written by the Sena supremo's brother at MIG Cricket Club in Bandra on February 7, 2002   

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray with Lata Mangeshkar at Shaji raje sports complex, Andheri at Lata Mangeshkar's live concert which was organised by Shiv Udyog Sena. (Pic/Ashish Rane)

Actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha embracing Bal Thackeray and sharing stage with L K Advani (right), Pramod Mahajan (left) and former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi (far left) in Ayodhya. Joshi, despite being a native of Raigad district, was considered a die-hard Shivaji Park breed of Marathi Mumbaikar

Bal Thackeray along with Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders during elections

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray (L) and actor-politician Sunil Dutt (R) at Nirmal Nagar Police Station inauguration

Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray makes a grand appearance

Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray interacts with media 

The Hindu Hriday Samrat arrives at an event in style